Border Security

Extracted Attributes

• BSF Role

  First Line of Defence of Indian territories

• Definition

  A critical aspect of national defense focused on controlling and monitoring a nation's boundaries.

• General Purpose

  Preventing illicit movement of weapons, drugs, contraband, and people; promoting lawful entry and exit; ensuring homeland security, economic prosperity, and national sovereignty.

• BSF Founding Date

  1965-00-00

• CBP Ports of Entry

  328 official ports of entry

• Key Agency (India)

  Border Security Force (BSF)

• USBP Founding Date

  1924-00-00

• BSF Current Strength

  193 battalions, 270,000 personnel

• BSF Initial Strength

  25 battalions

• BSF Specialized Units

  Air wing, water wing, artillery regiment

• Key Agencies (United States)

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Border Patrol (USBP)

• US Border Security Objectives

  Keep terrorists and their weapons from entering, enforce laws against illegal immigration, narcotics smuggling, illegal importation, protect U.S. agriculture.

• Consequences of Unlawful Entry (US)

  Arrest, likely detention, removal from the United States, five-year bar to return, potential criminal penalties.

• US Land Border Length (Canada & Mexico)

  7,500 miles

Timeline

• The United States Border Patrol (USBP) was founded. (Source: Web Search Results (inferred from 100-year anniversary))

  1924-00-00

• India's Border Security Force (BSF) was established following the Indo-Pak War. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1965-00-00

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports major enforcement wins. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2025-06-00

• During discussions of a potential 'First 100 Days of Trump 2.0,' securing the border was highlighted as a major accomplishment by the Trump Administration. (Source: Related Documents)

  Unknown

Border Security Force

The Border Security Force (BSF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It was formed in the wake of the Indo-Pak War of 1965 to ensure the security of India’s borders and for related matters. The BSF has grown from 25 battalions in 1965, to 193 battalions with a sanctioned strength of 270,000 personnel including an expanding air wing, water wing, an artillery regiment and specialised units. It is currently the world's largest border security force. BSF has been termed the First Line of Defence of Indian territories.

Web Search Results

• Border Security | U.S. Customs and Border Protection

  ### Travel ### Trade ### Border Security ### Newsroom ### About CBP ### Careers ### Employee Resources # Border Security #### Border Security CBP’s top priority is to keep terrorists and their weapons from entering the U.S. while welcoming all legitimate travelers and commerce. CBP officers and agents enforce all applicable U.S. laws, including against illegal immigration, narcotics smuggling and illegal importation. [...] CBP's border security mission is led at ports of entry by CBP officers from the Office of Field Operations, along U.S. borders by agents from the United States Border Patrol and from the air and sea by agents from Air and Marine Operations. Also at ports of entry, agriculture specialists are deployed to protect U.S. agriculture from the introduction of pests or disease from overseas sources. ## Air and Marine Operations Vision and Strategy 2030 [...] As we commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the United States Border Patrol (USBP), it is with great pride that we reflect on the history of the USBP and share our vision for the future. ## Latest CBP Border Security News Philadelphia CBP intercepts another 72 pounds of dangerous Ketamine destined to South Florida Most secure border in history: CBP reports major enforcement wins in June 2025 Craig Shepley selected as Deputy Chief Patrol Agent of Houlton Sector Subscribe to RSS Updates

• Border Security

  Protecting our borders from the illicit movement of weapons, drugs, contraband, and people, while promoting lawful entry and exit, and lawful trade, is essential to homeland security, economic prosperity, and national sovereignty. [...] Subscribe to Border Security news and updates Publications Library View Border Security publications Border Security =============== Securing and managing our borders have been priority mission areas for DHS since its creation The United States shares 7,500 miles of land border with Canada and Mexico, as well as rivers, lakes and coastal waters along both borders. [...] Topics### Topics Topics Border Security Citizenship and Immigration Cybersecurity Disasters Election Security Homeland Security Enterprise Human Trafficking Immigration and Customs Enforcement Preventing Terrorism and Targeted Violence Resilience Science and Technology Trade and Economic Security Transportation Security

• How the U.S. Patrols Its Borders - Council on Foreign Relations

  Securing the borders primarily falls to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a branch of DHS. Alongside agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), CBP is responsible for overseeing and enforcing laws related to trade and travel in and out of the country. Its duties include preventing criminals, would-be terrorists, and contraband from entry. CBP inspects immigrants and cargo at 328 official ports of entry, patrols thousands of [...] Safeguarding the southern U.S. border, primarily the responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), remains a contentious issue as an increasing number of migrants from Asia, Central America, and elsewhere seek to enter the United States via Mexico. President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers battled over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, leading to a government shutdown, a presidential emergency declaration, and the deployment of thousands of National Guard and

• Securing the Border | Homeland Security

  ## Topics- Border Security ## Keywords- Border Security - Immigration - Immigration Enforcement - Lawful Pathways U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal Facebook X YouTube Flickr Instagram LinkedIn Email U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal DHS.gov An official website of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security [...] While the measures in the Securing the Border Final Rule apply, noncitizens who enter across the southern border unlawfully or without authorization will be ineligible for asylum unless they demonstrate that an exceptionally compelling circumstance exists, including severe trafficking or an acute medical emergency. [...] border unlawfully will face arrest, likely detention, and removal from the United States by the Department of Homeland Security. Migrants can face significant consequences: removal from the United States, a five-year bar to return to the US, and potential additional criminal penalties for a subsequent unlawful reentry that remain on their permanent record for years.

• The Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Border Security

  The federal government has already met the border security benchmarks laid down in earlier Senate immigration reform bills. Border security depends on the smart and efficient use of available resources. At the same, border enforcement cannot and should not be done in isolation. Instead, it must be examined in the larger context of reforms needed for the entire immigration system. ## There is a Serious Enforcement-Adjudication Funding Mismatch [...] Border security depends on the smart and efficient use of available resources. At the same, border enforcement cannot and should not be done in isolation. Instead, it must be examined in the larger context of reforms needed for the entire immigration system. ## There is a Serious Enforcement-Adjudication Funding Mismatch [...] Border security depends on the smart and efficient use of available resources. At the same, border enforcement cannot and should not be done in isolation. Instead, it must be examined in the larger context of reforms needed for the entire immigration system. ## There is a Serious Enforcement-Adjudication Funding Mismatch

• Instance Of

  Q4167410