A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent salutes
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent salutes the flag as the National Anthem is performed during a ceremony August 28, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The ceremony was followed by a rib... More
Interior Repatriation Initiative (IRI)
CBP and ICE this week continued the Interior Repatriation Initiative (IRI), which included the first flight in 2020 that carried 124 Mexican nationals to Guadalajara from Tucson, Ariz. The IRI is a joint agreem... More
Inbound pedestrian traffic at the Port of Nogales’
Inbound pedestrian traffic at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing in Nogales, Arizona on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In order to ensure that essential travel can continue, the United States and Mexico are also... More
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of the cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse is an example of the shared North American approach to pandemic containment. CBP in collaboration with U.S. and Mexican partn... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
A contract geologist examines a soil sample collected
A contract geologist examines a soil sample collected along the southern U.S. border near Lukeville, Ariz., Aug. 14, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Task Force Barrier is overseeing the replacement of c... More
Members of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Honor
Members of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Honor Guard stand ready to present their flags during a ceremony August 28, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The ceremony celebrated a newly-r... More
Outbound pedestrian traffic at the Port of Nogales’
Outbound pedestrian traffic at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing in Nogales, Arizona on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In order to ensure that essential travel can continue, the United States and Mexico are als... More
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of the cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse is an example of the shared North American approach to pandemic containment. CBP in collaboration with U.S. and Mexican partn... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
A contract drilling technician puts an auger in place
A contract drilling technician puts an auger in place to collect soil samples along the southern U.S. border near Lukeville, Ariz., Aug. 14, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Task Force Barrier is oversee... More
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven offers remarks during
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven offers remarks during a ceremony August 28, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The ceremony marked the official opening of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s n... More
Inbound pedestrian traffic at the Port of Nogales’
Inbound pedestrian traffic at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing in Nogales, Arizona on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In order to ensure that essential travel can continue, the United States and Mexico are also... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of the cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse is an example of the shared North American approach to pandemic containment. CBP in collaboration with U.S. and Mexican partn... More
A contract geologist prepares to examine a soil sample
A contract geologist prepares to examine a soil sample collected along the southern U.S. border near Lukeville, Ariz., Aug. 14, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Task Force Barrier is overseeing the repla... More
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven officiates the opening
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven officiates the opening of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s newly-renovated National Air Security Operations Center by cutting a ceremonial ribbon August 28, 2019, on Grand F... More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers walk in
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers walk in the vehicle primary area at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing in Nogales, Arizona on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In order to ensure that essential travel c... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of the cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse is an example of the shared North American approach to pandemic containment. CBP in collaboration with U.S. and Mexican partn... More
A contract drilling technician operates an auger to
A contract drilling technician operates an auger to collect soil samples along the southern U.S. border near Lukeville, Ariz., Aug. 14, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Task Force Barrier is overseeing t... More
The Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing on Tuesday,
The Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In order to ensure that essential travel can continue, the United States and Mexico are also temporarily restricting all non-essential travel ... More
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of the cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse is an example of the shared North American approach to pandemic containment. CBP in collaboration with U.S. and Mexican partn... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
A contract geologist examines a soil sample collected
A contract geologist examines a soil sample collected along the southern U.S. border near Lukeville, Ariz., Aug. 14, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Task Force Barrier is overseeing the replacement of c... More
The Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing on Tuesday,
The Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In order to ensure that essential travel can continue, the United States and Mexico are also temporarily restricting all non-essential travel ... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of the cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse is an example of the shared North American approach to pandemic containment. CBP in collaboration with U.S. and Mexican partn... More
A quality assurance representative for the U.S. Army
A quality assurance representative for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Task Force Barrier inspects contract drill-ing technicians collecting soil samples along the southern U.S. border near Lukeville, Ariz., ... More
Outbound vehicle traffic at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini
Outbound vehicle traffic at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In order to ensure that essential travel can continue, the United States and Mexico are also temporarily restricti... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of the cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse is an example of the shared North American approach to pandemic containment. CBP in collaboration with U.S. and Mexican partn... More
Contract drilling technicians operate an auger to collect
Contract drilling technicians operate an auger to collect soil samples along the southern U.S. border near Lukeville, Ariz., Aug. 14, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Task Force Barrier is overseeing the... More
A view of Morley Avenue and the Morley pedestrian crossing
A view of Morley Avenue and the Morley pedestrian crossing in Nogales, Arizona on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials were informed by their counterparts in Mexico, Servicio de... More
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of the cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse is an example of the shared North American approach to pandemic containment. CBP in collaboration with U.S. and Mexican partn... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
A contract geologist examines a soil sample collected
A contract geologist examines a soil sample collected along the southern U.S. border near Lukeville, Ariz., Aug. 14, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Task Force Barrier is overseeing the replacement of c... More
Outbound vehicle traffic at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini
Outbound vehicle traffic at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In order to ensure that essential travel can continue, the United States and Mexico are also temporarily restricti... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of
The safe return home to Mexico for crew members of the cruise ship Celebrity Eclipse is an example of the shared North American approach to pandemic containment. CBP in collaboration with U.S. and Mexican partn... More
A contract geologist examines a soil sample collected
A contract geologist examines a soil sample collected along the southern U.S. border near Lukeville, Ariz., Aug. 14, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Task Force Barrier is overseeing the replacement of c... More
Vehicle traffic as it enters Mexico from the Port of
Vehicle traffic as it enters Mexico from the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing in Nogales, Arizona on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In order to ensure that essential travel can continue, the United States and Mexi... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship
Passengers disembark the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship in San Diego and are transferred by bus to San Diego International Airport where an awaiting airliner will transport them home, April 3, 2020. CBP Officers... More
$3 Million Marijuana Bust Leads to Discovery of Sophisticated Smugglin...
022415: NACO, Ariz. – Federal agents continue to investigate the discovery of a sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel uncovered overnight, following a traffic stop by local police that yielded more than two to... More
$3 Million Marijuana Bust Leads to Discovery of Sophisticated Smugglin...
022415: NACO, Ariz. – Federal agents continue to investigate the discovery of a sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel uncovered overnight, following a traffic stop by local police that yielded more than two to... More
$3 Million Marijuana Bust Leads to Discovery of Sophisticated Smugglin...
022415: NACO, Ariz. – Federal agents continue to investigate the discovery of a sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel uncovered overnight, following a traffic stop by local police that yielded more than two to... More
$3 Million Marijuana Bust Leads to Discovery of Sophisticated Smugglin...
022415: NACO, Ariz. – Federal agents continue to investigate the discovery of a sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel uncovered overnight, following a traffic stop by local police that yielded more than two to... More
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A shipping container pulled by a port vehicle is scanned by truck-mounted radiation detection systems operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Miami in Miami Fla., Dec. 07, 2015. U... More
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer gives the thumbs-up to the driver of a truck pulling a shipping container after being scanned by truck-mounted radiation detection systems at the Port of Miami in Mi... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers shine their lights on a container filled with coconuts as they inspect incoming cargo at the Port of Miami, Fla., Dec. 07, 2015. CBP Photo by Glenn Fawcett
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer tosses bags of coconuts into a holding bin shortly after being scanned by x-ray at the Port of Miami in Miami, Fla., Dec. 07, 2015. CBP Photo by Glenn Fawcett
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer moves bags of coconuts from a container from an incoming cargo shipment at the Port of Miami in Miami Fla., Dec. 07, 2015. CBP Photo by Glenn Fawcett
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer uses a bar and a mallet to break open a coconut while inspecting incoming cargo at the Port of Miami in Miami Fla., Dec. 07, 2015. CBP Photo by Glenn Fawcett
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, right, shakes off his rain coat as he and a fellow officer wrap up scanning of shipping containers as they inspect incoming cargo at the Port of Miami in Miami Fla.... More
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A shipping container pulled by a port vehicle arrives for scanning by truck-mounted radiation detection systems operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Miami in Miami Fla., Dec. 0... More
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) asks questions of a panel of Department of Homeland Security officials John Wagner, deputy assistant commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Pro... More
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From left, John Wagner, deputy assistant commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations; Anh Duong, director of Border and Maritime Division of Homeland Security's Advanced ... More
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From left, John Wagner, deputy assistant commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations; Anh Duong, director of Border and Maritime Division of Homeland Security's Advanced ... More
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Confiscated counterfeit Super Bowl 50 merchandise is displayed on a table as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Director of Operations for the San Francisco Field Office Brian Humphrey joins U.S. Immigration an... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Director of Operations for the San Francisco Field Office Brian Humphrey joins U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Sarah Saldaña for a press conference to discus... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Director of Operations for the San Francisco Field Office Brian Humphrey poses with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Sarah Saldaña after a press conference to... More
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Sample tickets for Super Bowl 50 are shown after U.S. Customs and Border Protection Director of Operations for the San Francisco Field Office Brian Humphrey joined U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Direc... More
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Confiscated counterfeit Super Bowl 50 merchandise is displayed on a table as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Director of Operations for the San Francisco Field Office Brian Humphrey joins U.S. Immigration an... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Director of Operations for the San Francisco Field Office Brian Humphrey speaks at a press conference to discuss Operation Team Player at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, ... More
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Sarah Saldaña speaks to the press about Operation Team Player at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016. Saldaña answered questions about joi... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske meets with CBP senior officers assigned to a multi-agency effort to safeguard Super Bowl 50, in Santa Clara, Calif., Feb. 6, 2016. During his ... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske introduces himself toCBP officers David Scott, left, and Jeff Leung who have spent the week screening delivery trucks in the non-intrusive insp... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske meets with a group of CBP officers assigned to a command center overseeing security operations for Super Bowl 50, in Santa Clara, Calif., Feb.... More
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Prior to a flight to look over Levi's Stadium, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske chats with pilots and crew of a CBP Black Hawk helicopter who have been working as a part of a m... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske shakes hands with House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul shortly before testifying in a hearing on the Visa Waiver Program I... More
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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul asks questions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske during a hearing discussing the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske testifies on the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act before the House Homeland Security Committee in Washington... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske testifies on the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act before the House Homeland Security Committee in Washington... More
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Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson questions U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske about the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Tr... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske and Deputy Coordinator of Homeland Security, Screening, and Designations Hillary Batjer Johnson are sworn-in prior to testimony before the Hous... More
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Colors are posted at the beginning of the Federal Triangle Partnership observance of Women's History Month in the Dept. of Commerce auditorium prior to the keynote speech delivered by Postmaster General and Chi... More
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Debra Thomas sings the National Anthem at the beginning of the Federal Triangle Partnership observance of Women's History Month in the Dept. of Commerce auditorium in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2016. (CPB Phot... More
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Members of the audience stand as Debra Thomas sings the National Anthem at the beginning of the Federal Triangle Partnership observance of Women's History Month in the Dept. of Commerce auditorium in Washington... More
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Members o the audience offer applause as Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Postal Service Megan J. Brennan steps on stage to deliver the keynote speech during an observance of Women's Histo... More
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Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Postal Service Megan J. Brennan delivers the keynote speech during an observance of Women's History Month in the Dept. of Commerce auditorium in Washington... More
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Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Postal Service Megan J. Brennan delivers the keynote speech during an observance of Women's History Month in the Dept. of Commerce auditorium in Washington... More
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A lone hat sits on a pedestal during the St. Patrick's 22nd Annual Blue Mass ceremony kicking off National Police Week held at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., May 3, 2016. (CBP Photo by Glenn Fawcett)
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection BORSTAR divers conduct training exercises at Morrison Springs near Panama City, Fla., May 23, 2016. CBP Photo by Glenn Fawcett
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske, center, meets with Australian Crime Commission CEO Christopher Dawson prior to signing a memorandum of understanding on border security betwee... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske gestures toward Australian Crime Commission CEO Christopher Dawson as he makes remarks prior to signing a memorandum of understanding on border... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske and Australian Crime Commission CEO Christopher Dawson to sign a memorandum of understanding on border security between the two nations in Wash... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske and Australian Crime Commission CEO Christopher Dawson pose for a photo together after signing a memorandum of understanding between the two na... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan speaks during a meeting with Australian Crime Commission CEO Christopher Dawson and his delegation prior to signing a memorandum of unde... More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske meets with Australian Crime Commission CEO Christopher Dawson prior to signing a memorandum of understanding on border security between the two... More
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Australian Crime Commission CEO Christopher Dawson chats with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske prior to signing a memorandum of understanding on border security between their t... More
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From left, Acting Director of Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Dr. Wayne Brasure, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Executive Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Field Operations Todd Owen and Deputy Admi... More