AST Digital Magazine July/August 2016 | Page 54

Volume 6 Robert Dwyer. “What a great way to make connections with our local partners in law enforcement.” July-Aug 2016 Edition U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundred s of U.S. laws.