page_title: United States Border Patrol
hierarchical_section_title: United States Border Patrol
context_page_description: The United States Border Patrol is the United States Customs and Border Protection's federal law enforcement arm within the United States Department of Homeland Security. 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. For fiscal year 2017, Congress enacted a budget of $3,805,253,000 for the Border Patrol.
  The current chief of the Border Patrol is Rodney Scott.
context_section_description: 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. For fiscal year 2017, Congress enacted a budget of $3,805,253,000 for the Border Patrol.
  The current chief of the Border Patrol is Rodney Scott.
caption: Seal and left sleeve patch of the United States Border Patrol