Customs and Border Patrol: Resources Needed for Reopening Rail Line From Mexico-U.S. Border Into the United States
GGD-98-20R
Published: Nov 05, 1997. Publicly Released: Nov 05, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the resources: (1) used by the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to monitor freight service on operating rail lines from San Diego to Tecate, Mexico; and (2) that Customs and INS believe would be necessary to detect and deter illegal activities associated reopening the rail line.
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Border patrolsCustoms administrationFreight transportationImmigration enforcementImmigrationInspectionLaw enforcementRailroad transportation operationsSmugglingFreight trains