Great Lakes Customs Law

10/17/2025

Importers may recover 2025 IEEPA tariffs—but only if they file timely protests. Learn how to preserve your refund rights....

Importers may recover 2025 IEEPA tariffs—but only if they file timely protests. Learn how to preserve your refund rights.

10/16/2025

Learn how CBP seized $1M at Hidalgo Port and what travelers must know about declaring currency to avoid legal trouble....

Learn how CBP seized $1M at Hidalgo Port and what travelers must know about declaring currency to avoid legal trouble.

10/11/2025

If you're traveling through the San Diego ports of entry—San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, or Calexico—it's crucial to understand the laws surrounding the transportation of currency. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been actively seizing undeclared cash and monetary instruments at these border crossings, and the numbers are climbing. San Diego Ports: A National Hotspot for Currency Seizures…...

If you’re traveling through the San Diego ports of entry—San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, or Calexico—it’s crucial to understand the laws ...

10/03/2025

When U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seizes your money, it can feel like the end of the road. But as this case shows, it doesn’t have to be. A client recently recovered $27,270 in seized cash—without paying a penalty—after CBP denied not one, but two petitions for relief. The key? Persistence, legal strategy, and a timely claim filed by Great Lakes Customs Law....

Denied by CBP? Learn how one client got $27,270 back after two denials—thanks to persistence and the right customs lawyer.

09/30/2025

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Ysleta Port of Entry recently seized $131,675 hidden in a BMW X4. The cash was concealed in foil-wrapped bundles inside a non-factory compartment, and the driver—a female Mexican national—was referred for prosecution. While this case may sound extreme, it’s important to understand that most CBP cash seizures are not this dramatic…...

09/28/2025

If you’re crossing the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, it’s critical to understand U.S. currency reporting laws. On April 18, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized $16,619 from an outbound traveler who failed to report the funds as required by federal law. This incident, shared publicly by Director of Field Operations (DFO) for Detroit on X (formerly Twitter), is part of a pattern of cash seizures at land border crossings in the Detroit area....

CBP seized $16,619 at Ambassador Bridge for failure to report. Learn what this means and how to fight a cash seizure at the Detroit-Windsor border.

09/26/2025

If you or someone you know has had cash seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Dallas-Fort Worth area ports of entry, you're not alone. In recent months, CBP has continued enforcement of federal currency reporting laws, resulting in multiple seizures of U.S. currency for alleged violations of the Bank Secrecy Act. 📌 Recent Money Seizures at DFW Airport…...

CBP seized $34,000 at Dallas-Fort Worth ports for currency violations. Learn your legal options and how a customs attorney can help.

11/25/2021

Since the removal of travel restrictions international travel has increased; add to that, the US holiday of Thanksgiving, and we should expect to see a significant rise in CBP enforcement activities. In the story below, which (of course) takes place at Dulles Airport, we have a tale of a married couple traveling to Ghana who did not accurately report the currency, and who had their money seized by customs at the airport....

Since the removal of travel restrictions international travel has increased; add to that, the US holiday of Thanksgiving, and we ...

11/10/2021

CBP in Baltimore seized some cash from travelers, in 2 incidents, who were traveling to Jamaica. The story from CBP in its original form is here: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized nearly $41,933 in unreported currency recently from travelers heading to Jamaica at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). . . . On Tuesday, CBP officers seized $15,433 from a Jamaican citizen who attempted to board a flight to Montego Bay....

CBP in Baltimore seized some cash from travelers, in 2 incidents, who were traveling to Jamaica. The story from CBP ...

11/05/2021

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Did CBP make you sign a paper form that says you abandon your cash 💵? People are threatened that bad things will happen if they do not abandon the money som...