CBP / BPA CBP Border Security & Customs Enforcement 2

Question 1

A Border Patrol Agent observes footprints leading away from the border in a remote desert sector. What tracking technique is being used?

Accepted Answer

Sign cutting

Answer

Line watch only

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Static surveillance

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Checkpoint screening

Question 2

Which agency is the primary federal law enforcement organization responsible for securing U.S. borders between official ports of entry?

Accepted Answer

U.S. Border Patrol

Answer

ICE HSI

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TSA

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U.S. Marshals Service

Question 3

Under what authority may Border Patrol Agents conduct warrantless searches within a reasonable distance of the border?

Accepted Answer

8 U.S.C. 1357 and the 100-mile border search exception

Answer

The Posse Comitatus Act

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The Speedy Trial Act

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The Privacy Act of 1974

Question 4

A vehicle approaches a permanent interior checkpoint. What level of suspicion is required for a brief referral to secondary inspection?

Accepted Answer

No individualized suspicion is required

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Probable cause

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A search warrant

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Reasonable suspicion of a felony

Question 5

What does the term 'roving patrol' refer to in Border Patrol operations?

Accepted Answer

Mobile units patrolling areas near the border in vehicles

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Stationary observation towers

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Port of entry booth inspections

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Air interdiction missions only

Question 6

Which factor did the Supreme Court in United States v. Brignoni-Ponce identify as INSUFFICIENT, by itself, to justify a roving-patrol stop?

Accepted Answer

Apparent Mexican ancestry of occupants

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Erratic driving behavior

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Knowledge of recent smuggling in the area

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A heavily loaded vehicle

Question 7

What is the primary purpose of CBP's integrated camera and sensor systems along the border?

Accepted Answer

Detection and tracking of illegal cross-border activity

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Issuing visas to travelers

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Collecting customs duties

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Processing asylum paperwork