The current workforce consists of 60,000 well trained and dedicated employees which thoroughly protecting our borders. Those 60,000 go through extensive training they first have to have language ability to where …show more content…
Prevention is border checks and oversight over the border to prevent narcotics and smugglers getting into the U.S.. Apprehension is the effort of trying to catch illegal aliens and smugglers. In apprehending these people they take them into custody and then deport them back to the city of origin or charge them with a federal crime of the U.S.. They may also put the criminals in an American prison due to the confiscation of drugs on United States soil. Some major activities of the CBP are traffic checks, traffic observation, city patrol, transportation check, intelligence, and anti smuggling. Oversight of traffic and transportation are important for the CBS is because many smugglers use vehicles to transport either humans or drugs. In these traffic stops the vehicle is thoroughly searched and if nothing is found the car passes through the next checkpoint, but if the CBP finds something the vehicle and the driver are both stopped and the driver is charged. To perform city patrols keep the criminals off the streets. This makes it harder for the smugglers and illegal aliens to move. It also allows the border towns to be more protected and also contraband can be confiscated;