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Practices and policies of border enforcement in the United States
’s authority to operate beyond the immediate border is not limited to the single clause 8 U.S.C. §1357(a); draws on a constellation of statutory authorities in Title 8 (the INA) and Title 19 () that p...
sits inside , itself an agency within the , and operates under a "straight line" management structure that connects sector chiefs up to CBP leadership . Public records and reporting show reassignments...
Secondary inspection is a layered CBP procedure applied to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (LPRs), and visa holders but it is implemented with different legal consequences and discretionary ...
The domestic architecture of U.S. immigration enforcement spending is dominated by three DHS components: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U...
Federal shape by imposing legal and agency standards—deadly force is permitted only when an agent reasonably believes there is an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm, and force must be pro...
’s electronic‑device search regime is governed by the same Directive and legal principles at both ports of entry and at CBP , but the practical consequences and immediate remedies for travelers differ...
has broad authority at ports of entry and there is no single statutory time limit that uniformly caps ; courts and practice, however, generally constrain excessive delays, and CBP’s own reporting show...
The documents provided are overwhelmingly -produced monthly and fiscal reports that present operational statistics—audits completed, seizures, removals, and encounter trends—but these materials do not...
enforcement zone have surfaced in Congress and in advocacy reports: lawmakers have proposed narrowing the zone and imposing documentation and procedural limits on internal stops, while watchdog groups...
No — there is no record in the provided DHS or related reporting that President Joe Biden or the Department of Homeland Security announced a plan to hire 89,000 new “agents.” The Department has public...