Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is one of the Department of Homeland Security's largest and most complex components. It has responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws and regulations, including customs, immigration, and agriculture laws.
Governed by Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552)
- Submission portal Recommended
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Visit portal (MuckRock)
Routed via MuckRock, a third-party intermediary.
- Records email
- Not provided
- Mailing address
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Stop 1181 Washington, DC 20229
- FOIA contact
- Contact Information: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
How to submit a request
Due to the current federal funding hiatus since February 17, 2026, there will be a delay in FOIA processing within most FOIA offices within the Department. Records related to international travel to/from the United States or Apprehensions/Detentions by U.S. Border Patrol. If you are requesting records about a client or other third party, you will receive greater access to their records if you provide authorization from the subject allowing the agency to release their records to you. For additional information on the requirements of that authorization, please consult 6 C.F.R. 5.3(a)(4). When submitting a FOIA request on records that pertain to international travel or USBP apprehensions, please include: Full name, Mailing Address, Date of birth, Identifiers (Passport Number, Alien number (A number), FINS), Parents' names, Any aliases you may have used.
What you'll need
- If you are requesting records about yourself, submit a signed Certification of Identity form, or a perjury statement and signature or notary.
- If you are requesting records about someone other than yourself, submit a signed G-28 form (Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative), or some other form of signed consent that will allow CBP to release the records to a 3rd party.
- When seeking e-mail communications, it is helpful to include suggested keywords, custodians, and the date range in which the communications were likely sent or received.
Evidence & source status
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- Data source
- Third-party archival capture (securerelease.us) — licensing status under review
- Governing statute
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552)
- Source: State law registry
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-29
- Evidence level
- Contact + dataset notes on file
Primary legal sources
Direct links to the governing statute, official guidance, and the canonical FOIA portal for this agency. Only populated entries appear.
- Governing statute: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552)
- Jurisdiction requester guidance: Official guidance
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