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The El Paso Station was the first station activated and was established with the intent of providing better control of the land border with Mexico. The primary duty of the El Paso Station is to conduct linewatch duties at or near the border, 24 hours a day.

Oct 13, 2016 · The international border in the Buffalo Border Patrol Station's area of responsibility is 45 miles adjacent to Lake Erie and the Niagara River. The station's patrol area includes twelve counties in Western New York which encompasses 8,540 square miles.

Feb 21, 2025 · Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance is the strategic stationing of CBP personnel at designated foreign airports to inspect travelers prior to boarding U.S.-bound flights.

Mar 6, 2024 · The Calexico Border Patrol Station is responsible for patrolling 37.1 linear miles of the border and 731 square miles of Imperial County in the Sonoran Desert. This area of responsibility includes the densely populated area of downtown Calexico, the New River, 27 miles along the All-American Canal, and a barely discernible line of uninhabited ...

Service Area: The San Diego Sector covers the entire San Diego County. Stations: Stations of the San Diego Sector are located in Brown Field, Boulevard, Campo, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, San Clemente, and Newton-Azrak.

Oct 13, 2016 · From San Ysidro, Calif., the location of the busiest Port of Entry in the United States, to the glistening waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Imperial Beach Station has played a pivotal role in stanching the flow of illegal alien entries and narcotics into the United States.

Oct 13, 2016 · The Sweetgrass Station covers approximately 1,300 square miles within the Havre Sector. Its northern boundary extends 59.5 miles along the International Boundary. The station's area of operations is mostly rough prairie land. The Sweetgrass Hills break up the land formation to …

Oct 13, 2016 · The McAllen Station is responsible for patrolling 53 miles the Rio Grande. The mission of the McAllen Station is to protect and defend the homeland from terrorists and weapons of mass effect and the goal of operations is to gain operation control of our nation's borders.

The Sector has six stations located on the border, two stations that staff strategically placed traffic checkpoints and one coastal station responsible for backup of the checkpoints and marine operations in the Gulf of Mexico.