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> not customs, border patrol Have you ever crossed a US border by land or sea or flown into the US? Customs agents handle ports of entry, border patrol handles
by joecool1029 4y ago
> not customs, border patrol
Have you ever crossed a US border by land or sea or flown into the US? Customs agents handle ports of entry, border patrol handles the border between ports. Both are under CBP under homeland security but wear different uniforms, different job activities. They mentioned crossings and most citizens not wanting a headache use the legal crossings.
- fsckboy 4y agobefore you get to customs (inside the US) you get your passport stamped (at the border). The person who stamps your passport is not a customs agent.
- notch656a 4y agoIt all gets blurred if you're a US citizen. We don't get our passports stamped at all. Quite often they aren't even checked on the way out. CBP has combined task of border patrol and customs enforcement. As someone who's interacted with CBP many a time I get the impression the same officer often takes on both tasks.