U.S. Customs and Border Protection

E7739

border control agency federal law enforcement agency

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for securing U.S. borders and regulating the flow of people and goods into and out of the country.

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All labels observed (25)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Customs and Border Protection canonical	188
United States Customs and Border Protection	18
United States Customs Service	9
U.S. Border Patrol	8
Customs and Border Protection	5
United States Border Patrol	5
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection	3
CBP	3
CBP officers	3
U.S. Customs Service	3
U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities	3
U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection area	3
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers	2
CBP Air and Marine Operations	1
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection	1
Customs and Border Protection inspection area	1
U.S. Customs and Border Protection leadership	1
U.S. Customs and Border Protection services	1
U.S. Customs and Border Protection station	1
U.S. customs service	1
U.S. immigration authorities	1
United States Customs and Border Protection facility	1
United States customs and immigration	1
United States customs officials	1
United States federal government customs authorities	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T25146 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Context triple: [Port of Boston, regulator, U.S. Customs and Border Protection]

A. United States Department of Homeland Security
The United States Department of Homeland Security is a federal executive department responsible for safeguarding the nation against terrorism, managing border security, and coordinating responses to natural and man-made disasters.
B. Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States federal law enforcement agency responsible for combating drug trafficking and distribution and enforcing the nation’s controlled substances laws.
C. World Customs Organization
The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental body that develops international customs standards and promotes cooperation among national customs administrations to facilitate trade and ensure border security.
D. United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency best known for protecting the U.S. president and other national leaders, as well as investigating financial and cyber crimes.
E. Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal federal law enforcement and domestic intelligence agency of the United States, responsible for investigating and enforcing federal laws and protecting national security.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Target entity description: U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for securing U.S. borders and regulating the flow of people and goods into and out of the country.

A. United States Department of Homeland Security
The United States Department of Homeland Security is a federal executive department responsible for safeguarding the nation against terrorism, managing border security, and coordinating responses to natural and man-made disasters.
B. Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States federal law enforcement agency responsible for combating drug trafficking and distribution and enforcing the nation’s controlled substances laws.
C. World Customs Organization
The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental body that develops international customs standards and promotes cooperation among national customs administrations to facilitate trade and ensure border security.
D. United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency best known for protecting the U.S. president and other national leaders, as well as investigating financial and cyber crimes.
E. Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal federal law enforcement and domestic intelligence agency of the United States, responsible for investigating and enforcing federal laws and protecting national security.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	border control agency ⓘ federal law enforcement agency ⓘ
abbreviation	CBP ⓘ linked to: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
budgetType	federally appropriated budget ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Transportation Security Administration ⓘ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ linked to: Immigration and Customs Enforcement state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createdBy	Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
employs	CBP agriculture specialists ⓘ CBP officers ⓘ linked to: U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Border Patrol agents ⓘ
formedOn	2003-03-01 ⓘ
hasMotto	Securing America's Borders ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
isLargestComponentOf	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalAuthority	Title 19 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 8 of the United States Code ⓘ
logo	Seal of U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ
mission	collect import duties ⓘ enforce U.S. trade, customs, and immigration laws ⓘ regulate and facilitate international trade ⓘ secure U.S. borders ⓘ
operatesIn	airports ⓘ coastal waters ⓘ international mail facilities ⓘ land border ports of entry ⓘ seaports ⓘ
oversees	Air and Marine Operations ⓘ Office of Field Operations ⓘ U.S. Border Patrol ⓘ linked to: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
parentAgency	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
precededBy	Immigration and Naturalization Service ⓘ linked to: Immigration and Customs Enforcement United States Customs Service ⓘ linked to: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
reportsTo	Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security
responsibleFor	agricultural inspection at ports of entry ⓘ border security ⓘ customs enforcement ⓘ immigration inspection at ports of entry ⓘ preventing human smuggling and trafficking across U.S. borders ⓘ preventing illegal drugs from entering the United States ⓘ preventing the entry of terrorists and terrorist weapons ⓘ
supervisedBy	Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ linked to: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
website	https://www.cbp.gov ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (265)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Port of Boston → regulator → U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ

Terminal 8 → hasCustomsAuthority → U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ

Drug Enforcement Administration → collaboratesWith → Customs and Border Protection ⓘ