NCBFAA, Chamber Ask for More CBP Funding for Ports Staffing
A request to fund at least 600 additional CBP officers and staff at the Office of Field Operations is at the heart of a letter from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America;…
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11 other national travel, cargo or ports trade groups; and a host of local and regional trade groups. The letter, sent to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Appropriations committees, said wait times for both travelers and cargo at ports of entry are growing, especially as CBP officers from air, sea and northern border ports are being assigned to 60-day stints along the Southwest border to process migrants walking into the U.S. from Mexico.