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Job Description

Investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-3021.05

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Immigration and Customs Inspectors”.

Also Known As…

• Immigration and Customs Inspectors
• US Customs and Border Protection Officer (US CBPO)
• Supervisory CBP Officer
• Special Agent
• Inspector
• Import Specialist
• Customs Port Director
• Customs Officer
• Customs Inspector
• Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO)
• Canine Enforcement Officer (K-9 Enforcement Officer)
• US Customs and Border Protection Officer CBPO
• US Customs and Border Officer
• Supervisory Customs and Border Protection Officer, Port Director
• Supervisory Customs and Border Protection Officer
• Supervisor/Port Director
• Senior Patrol Agent
• Senior Officer
• Senior Inspector
• Senior Customs and Border Protection Officer
• Patrol Inspector
• Law Enforcement-Customs and Border Protection Officer
• Immigration Inspector
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent (ICE Special Agent)
• Duty Officer
• Drug Inspector
• Drug Enforcement Agent
• Customs Opener-Verifier-Packer
• Customs Import Specialist
• Customs and Immigration Officer
• Customs and Border Protection Supervisor
• Customs and Border Protection Inspector (CBPI)
• Chief, Port Director
• Border Patrol Officer
• Border Patrol Agent
• Agriculture Specialist

Tasks for “Deportation Officer”

• Testify regarding decisions at immigration appeals or in federal court.
• Determine duty and taxes to be paid on goods.
• Investigate applications for duty refunds and petition for remission or mitigation of penalties when warranted.
• Institute civil and criminal prosecutions and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of those in violation of immigration or customs laws.
• Detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal action, such as deportation.
• Collect samples of merchandise for examination, appraisal, or testing.
• Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S.
• Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers.
• Record and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions.
• Locate and seize contraband, undeclared merchandise, and vehicles, aircraft, or boats that contain such merchandise.
• Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations.

Related Technology & Tools

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• Plastic handcuffs
• Digital video cameras
• Measurement calipers
• Personal radiation detectors PRD
• Side-handle batons
• X ray inspection equipment
• Videophones
• Desktop computers
• Hydrometers
• Fingerprint scanners
• Mobile data computers
• Radioisotope detection devices
• Two way radios
• Hazardous material detectors
• Barcode scanners
• Police shotguns
• Pepper spray
• Tire deflation devices
• Metal handcuffs
• Personal computers
• Service revolvers
• Gamma ray spectrometers
• Radiation portal monitors RPM
• Laptop computers
• Radiation isotope identifier devices RIID
• Compound light microscopes
• Identification card scanners
• Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System VACIS
• Security inspection mirrors
• Ion mobility spectrometers
• Mobile truck X ray units

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• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Treasury Enforcement Communications System TECS
• Microsoft Outlook
• Automated Manifest System AMS
• Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
• National Crime Information Center NCIC database
• Law enforcement information databases
• SAP