A Government agency, under the Department of Homeland Security, combines the former functions of the US Customs Services, US Immigration and Naturalization Services, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the US Border Patrol. Agency is responsible for enforcing US laws relating to importation, exportation, and immigration of people, conveyances and cargo entering/exiting the US, as well as the collection of duties and taxes due upon importation.
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