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Unit/Organization Information
  • US Department of Homeland Security
  • US Customs & Border Protection
  • US Border Patrol
Location
Coin Location: 301E8
Homebase: Washington, D.C.
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 16 September 2019
Donated by: SBPA John Brown
Copies: 1 of 1

C006152

Location: 301E8 Height: 1.75

Coin: Organization

Active » Department of Homeland Security » Law Enforcement - Border Patrol

Narrative

Round shaped coin, brass in color, 1 3/4 inches in diameter.

U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Department of Homeland Protection.

The United States Border Patrol (USBP) is the United States Customs and Border Protection's federal law enforcement arm within the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The USBP is the armed and uniformed federal police that secure the borders of the United States by detecting and preventing illegal aliens, terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States, and prevent illegal trafficking of people and contraband. With 19,437 agents, the Border Patrol is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States.

The National Origins Act authorized the formation of the U.S. Border Patrol on May 26, 1924.