U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Archives

A Department Of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection sign is displayed at the CBP headquarters on May 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Justice reveals IRS request from CBP amid ICE data-sharing lawsuit

Attorneys disclosed CBP's request for “corporate return information” tied to tariffs. A federal court requires 24-hour notification if ICE asks for taxpayer data.

6 days ago By Matt Bracken

State, DHS sued by union groups over AI-fueled surveillance programs

The plaintiffs say the agencies’ deployment of technologies that scour social media for “disfavored” speech violates the First Amendment and has chilled labor activities.

Oct 17, 2025 By Matt Bracken

How Customs and Border Protection is scaling AI and cloud to secure the nation’s borders

Deputy Assistant Commissioner and Deputy CIO Jay Alalasundaram explains how AI, biometrics and hybrid cloud are shaping the future of border enforcement, security and traveler experience.

Sep 16, 2025 By Scoop News Group

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Black Hawk helicopter is pictured on Sept. 28, 2024 in San Diego. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Powerful scanners to spot drugs, weapons at the border are stuck in storage or inoperable, watchdog says

Only a third of the scanners are fully deployed and installed.

Jun 18, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

A law enforcement officer walks past an ICE logo ahead of a press conference on May 11, 2017, at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

ICE seeks proprietary data and tech to monitor up to a million people

The DHS component published an RFI seeking the services of a company to scour data sources and help identify “potentially criminal and fraudulent behavior before crime and…

Jun 18, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

Customs and Border Protection taps ‘chatCBP’ to assist workforce

The new generative AI chatbot is aimed at tasks like “summarization” and “multi-file analysis,” adding to the department’s existing DHS Chat.

May 30, 2025 By Madison Alder

A CBP Border Patrol vehicle drives past recently installed concertina wire on a section of border wall fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border between San Diego and Tijuana in San Diego on April 24, 2025. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Senate border technology bill would empower CBP innovation team

The bipartisan Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act follows a bill of the same name that passed the House in March.

May 23, 2025 By Matt Bracken

A sign points passengers to the mobile passport control window set up for international travelers arriving at Miami International Airport on March 4, 2015. Miami-Dade Aviation Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled a mobile app for expedited passport and customs screening. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection says AI model cards are ‘law enforcement privileged’

Model cards are supposed to say what AI systems do and what they’re used for, but CBP says these cards are too sensitive to be completely revealed.

May 16, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen inside a press conference room on May 11, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

DOGE has arrived at the heart of Homeland Security’s biometrics operations

Sources say the Elon Musk-led group is considering a system that agency leaders had hoped would replace its current biometrics database.

May 6, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

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CBP servers go missing; Rep. Swalwell demands a Hill briefing on planned CISA personnel cuts

A public records request shows that the agency has lost three servers in recent years, along with other devices.

Apr 14, 2025 By FedScoop Staff