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unusual facts about U.S. Customs



Centennial Airport

It is an international airport with continuous U.S. Customs services and is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the United States with an average of 874 operations per day.

Immigration Man

Nash wrote "Immigration Man" about an unfortunate moment he had with a U.S. Customs official when he tried to enter the country.

Jeffrey Arenburg

On November 29, 2007, Arenburg was arrested after punching a U.S. customs officer in the head Buffalo, New York at the Peace Bridge International Crossing.

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

The book is written in a unique style, with every other chapter returning to Lia's story and the chapters in-between discussing broader themes of Hmong culture, customs, and history; American involvement in and responsibility for the war in Laos; and the many problems of immigration, especially assimilation and discrimination.

Tok, Alaska

A U.S. Customs Office was located in Tok between 1947 and 1971, when it was moved to the Canadian border.


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Deborah Spero

Immediately before serving as Deputy Commissioner, Ms. Spero directed CBP’s transition team, coordinating the unprecedented merger of work-forces from three legacy agencies (U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) to form the 42,000-employee U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Lloyd Lozes Goff

His works are also on display at the Federal Buildings in Cooper, Texas, and Hollis, Oklahoma, as well as the U.S. Treasury, New York City Municipal Building, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, the U.S. Customs House in New York City, and the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada.

SS West Lashaway

In 1935, U.S. customs agents uncovered and seized a stash of 1,000 bottles of contraband Scotch whisky on board the ship upon her return from the Cape Verde Islands.