Official website of the Department of Homeland Security
Resource Directory
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Online service to file the Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) and ocean manifest information directly to U.S. Customs.
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Whether you are a visitor to the United States or U.S. citizen, each individual arriving into the United States must complete one or more of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) entry forms.
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Operation Community Shield is a nationwide initiative that targets violent transnational street gangs, by partnering with U.S. and foreign law enforcement agencies at all levels, and making use of its authority to deport criminal aliens.
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The estimated wait times for reaching the primary inspection booth when crossing the Canada/U.S. and Mexico/U.S. land borders.
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Container Security Initiative (CSI) is a program intended to help increase security for containerized cargo shipped to the United States from around the world. CSI addresses the threat to border security and global trade posed by the potential for terrorist use of a maritime container to deliver a weapon.
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Beyond the Border articulates a shared approach to security in which both the United States and Canada work together to address threats within, at, and away from our borders, while expediting lawful trade and travel.
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The Global Maritime Operational Threat Response Coordination Center supports the inter-agency response to maritime threats involving U.S. interests worldwide.
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The transit and border layer (Trans-Border) is composed of transit to the U.S. from a foreign port of departure or non-port of departure, as well as passing through the U.S. border prior to entering the U.S. interior. This represents the last opportunity to detect radiological or nuclear materials prior to their arrival onto U.S. territory, and initiatives in this layer emphasize maritime domain awareness related to preventive radiological/nuclear detection.
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Publications about Border Security by the Department of Homeland Security.
