Terms of Service

This is a Department of Homeland Security website. This website including all data accessed is the property of the U.S. Government and is provided for official U.S. Government purposes and use only. You are authorized to use this Site only for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may download or copy the content displayed on the Site for your personal use only. No right, title, or interest in any downloaded material or software is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading or copying.

If you are a Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign law enforcement officer or government official in need of information about an individual for official purposes, please contact CBP through your established channels.

The access and use of this website are subject to monitoring by DHS for administrative, law enforcement and criminal investigative purposes, inquiries into alleged wrongdoing or misuse, and to ensure proper performance of applicable security features and procedures. DHS may monitor the access and use of this website without further notice.

By accessing this website, you understand and acknowledge that when using this Site, you are strictly prohibited from:

  • Prohibited from changing, deleting, adding, or otherwise modifying any content that is contained in the system on any printout from the system.
  • Engaging in unauthorized spidering, "scraping," or data mining of content, through the use of software, including devices, scripts, bots, automated processes,or any other means or processes (including crawlers, browser plug-ins and add-ons, other technology or manual work).
  • Taking any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our network or infrastructure.
  • Bypassing or circumventing any access controls or service use limits.
  • Using any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any activity conducted on the Site.
  • Using any device, software, or routine to attempt to probe, scan, test the vulnerability of, or breach the security of any system or network.
  • Any attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse-engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site.
  • Processing classified national security information on this website.
  • Engaging in any conduct that restricts or inhibits any person from using or enjoying this Site.

Any violation of these Terms of Use, or unauthorized access, use, or modification of this system or of data contained herein, or in transit to/from this system, may constitute a violation of 18 U.S. Code ยง 1030 and other criminal laws and may result in civil and/or criminal liability, and permanent denial of access to the Site. CBP reserves the right to take such action as it deems appropriate to enforce its rights under these Terms of Use. CBP may investigate and work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the Terms of Use.