Office of Field Operations

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component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection federal law enforcement organization unit

The Office of Field Operations is the component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection responsible for managing the nation’s ports of entry, including customs, immigration, and agricultural inspections at borders, airports, and seaports.

Aliases (1)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations and Border Security mission ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection → federal law enforcement organization unit →
coordinatesWith	Air and Marine Operations → Transportation Security Administration → U.S. Border Patrol → U.S. Department of Agriculture → U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement →
country	United States →
employer	CBP agriculture specialists → CBP canine enforcement officers → CBP enforcement officers → CBP entry specialists → CBP import specialists → CBP officers →
goal	facilitation of lawful trade and travel → prevention of terrorism at ports of entry → protection of U.S. agriculture and economic interests →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
jurisdiction	U.S. international airports → U.S. land border ports of entry → U.S. seaports → preclearance locations abroad →
oversees	field offices → port directors → ports of entry →
parentOrganization	U.S. Customs and Border Protection →
partOf	CBP operational components → U.S. Department of Homeland Security →
responsibleFor	agricultural inspections at ports of entry → border security at ports of entry → customs inspections at ports of entry → immigration inspections at ports of entry → management of U.S. ports of entry → trade enforcement at ports of entry → travel facilitation at ports of entry →
task	collection of customs duties → enforcement of agricultural quarantine laws → enforcement of customs laws → enforcement of immigration laws at ports of entry → implementation of admissibility decisions for travelers → inspection of arriving cargo → inspection of arriving passengers → interdiction of contraband at ports of entry → processing of imports and exports →
usesProgram	Automated Passport Control kiosks → Global Entry → NEXUS → Primary and secondary inspection processes → SENTRI →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
U.S. Customs and Border Protection →	oversees
Air and Marine Operations ("U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations and Border Security mission") →	partOf