A Border Patrol Agent shows Secretary Chertoff items Border Patrol members carry on rescue missions before a training exercise. (DHS Photo/Bahler)

The Secure Border Initiative (SBI) is a comprehensive multi-year plan to secure America’s borders and reduce illegal migration which includes:

• More agents to patrol our borders, secure our ports of entry and enforce immigration laws;
• Expanded detention and removal capabilities to eliminate “catch and release” once and for all;
• A comprehensive and systemic upgrading of the technology used in controlling the border, including increased manned aerial assets, expanded use of UAVs, and next-generation detection technology;
• Increased investment in infrastructure improvements at the border – providing additional physical security to sharply reduce illegal border crossings; and
• Greatly increased interior enforcement of our immigration laws – including more robust worksite enforcement..

See Also

• Press Briefing by Secretary Chertoff and Other Government Officials on the President's Immigration Reform Plan, May 16, 2006
• Secretary Chertoff Discusses the Secure Border Initiative on “Ask the White House”, November 30, 2005
• President Bush Discusses Border Security and Immigration Reform in Arizona, November 28, 2005
• DHS Announces Long-Term Border and Immigration Strategy, November 2, 2205

Resources

• Fact Sheet: Securing Our Nation’s Borders June 29, 2006
• Fact Sheet: President Requests Funds to Strengthen Border Security, May 18, 2006  
• Fact Sheet: Overview: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, May 15, 2006
• Fact Sheet: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, May 15, 2006
• President Bush Addresses the Nation on Immigration Reform, May 15, 2006