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Secure Border Initiative

A Border Patrol Agent shows Secretary Chertoff items Border Patrol members carry on rescue missions before a training exercise. (DHS Photo/Bahler)

The Secure Border Initiative (SBI) is a comprehensive multi-year plan to secure America’s borders and reduce illegal migration which includes:

  • More agents to patrol our borders, secure our ports of entry and enforce immigration laws;
  • Expanded detention and removal capabilities to eliminate “catch and release” once and for all;
  • A comprehensive and systemic upgrading of the technology used in controlling the border, including increased manned aerial assets, expanded use of UAVs, and next-generation detection technology;
  • Increased investment in infrastructure improvements at the border – providing additional physical security to sharply reduce illegal border crossings; and
  • Greatly increased interior enforcement of our immigration laws – including more robust worksite enforcement.

More on Secure Border Initiative on www.cbp.gov

This page was last reviewed/modified on April 22, 2008.