On March 1, 2003, U.S. Customs and Border Protection became the nation’s first comprehensive border security agency with a focus on maintaining the integrity of the nation’s boundaries and ports of entry.

The timeline below features significant historical events for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. Select a date in the timeline bar to quickly move to specific eras or decades.

Since its inception in 1924, the U.S. Border Patrol has had a proud history of service to our nation. Although enormous changes have affected nearly every aspect of its operations from its earliest days, the basic values that helped shape the Patrol in the early years; professionalism, honor, integrity, respect for human life, and a shared ...

Aug 21, 2023 · The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) History Program's mission is to honor and preserve the history and achievements of the organization's past and present through research, education, and informative presentation to and for …

Aug 3, 2023 · The Border Patrol was first permitted to board and search a conveyance for illegal aliens in 1952. Agents also were allowed to patrol all territory within 25 miles of a land border. At the dissolution of INS in 2003, the Border Patrol became part of CBP.

Apr 30, 2014 · Travelers will have electronic access to the date and port of entry of their arrivals and departures. When travelers visit the I-94 webpage they can retrieve their I-94 arrival/departure record number and five-year travel history by entering the required name, date of birth, and passport information.

The CBP ensign being raised at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. On March 1, 2003, U.S. Customs and Border Protection was established as the nation’s first comprehensive border, travel and trade agency.

CBP now gathers travelers’ arrival/departure information automatically from their electronic travel records. Now at the land border, travelers will be issued I-94s electronically and will no longer receive a paper I-94 stub.

National Archives records, February 5, 1918 Berkshire Memorandum to the Commissioner-General | History

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