CBP Office of Field Operations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Office of Field Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Office of Field Operations
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Agency overview
Formed	March 1, 2003
Preceding agencies	Customs officers from the United States Customs Service; Immigration inspectors from United States Immigration and Naturalization Service; Agriculture inspectors from Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	United States
Operations jurisdiction	United States
Constituting instrument	Homeland Security Act of 2002;
General nature	Federal law enforcement;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Agency executive	Pete Flores, Executive Assistant Commissioner;
Parent agency	U.S. Customs and Border Protection

The Office of Field Operations (OFO) is a federal law enforcement agency within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) responsible for managing United States customs operations at 20 Field Operations offices, 328 ports of entry, and 16 pre-clearance stations in Canada, Ireland, the UAE, and the Caribbean. Headed by an Executive Assistant Commissioner, OFO directs the activities of more than 27,000 employees, including more than 22,000 CBP Officers and Agriculture Specialists. CBP Office of Field Operations is the largest component in CBP.

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