ACLU: Revised CBP Standards Promise Reform But Fall Short of Accountability

SOUTHERN BORDER REGION — Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released revised “standards governing transport, escort, search and detention”—commonly known as TEDS. These standards create minimum requirements for U.S. Border Patrol and the Office of Field Operations, the two components of CBP, both of which may choose to supplement these standards with their own guidance.