Border transparency
Live border checkpoint map and CBP wait times
See official CBP wait times for US land ports, permanent highway checkpoint locations, ICE facilities and live road cameras on one free map. Built for commuters, truckers and travelers who deserve to know before they go.
Power back to the people
The road watches you. Now you can see the road.
Public roads are lined with taxpayer-funded cameras, plate readers and checkpoints, while big map apps log your trips and filter what you see. Cylect puts that public infrastructure on your screen, lets drivers warn each other directly, and never records your trips.
- Your GPS stays yoursLive location and heading stay in your browser; Cylect keeps no trip history. Directions send only start and end points to an open routing service.
- Taxpayers paid for the cameras30,000+ public DOT and city cameras in one map, live video where available.
- Drivers, not gatekeepersCommunity police, crash, hazard and closure reports, rewarded with XP.
What's on the map
- CBP wait badges for US–Mexico and US–Canada crossings
- Closed-port labels and open lane counts
- Permanent highway checkpoints recorded in OpenStreetMap (coverage varies)
- Community reports from drivers, expiring automatically
- Official ICE facility locations
- Live DOT cameras in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California
How Cylect compares
| Tracker APKs & chats | Cylect AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Official wait times | Separate government site | CBP-reported land ports, on the map |
| Highway checkpoints | Scattered in group chats | Fixed sites from public map data plus unverified community reports |
| Road cameras near ports | Not included | Live DOT cameras along border corridors |
| ICE facilities | Not included | Official facility locations |
| Safety | Sideloaded APKs with broad permissions | Runs in your browser, no trip history kept |
| Platforms | Android only | iPhone, Android, desktop, in-car screens |
No APK. No app store. No sideloading.
Unofficial tracker APKs ask for broad permissions and can carry malware. Cylect runs in the browser you already trust on iPhone, Android, tablets, laptops and in-car screens, with a fullscreen Drive Mode. On a phone, use "Add to Home Screen" for an app-like icon.
Questions
Is there a live Border Patrol checkpoint map?
Cylect shows official CBP port-of-entry wait times (refreshed about every 15 minutes), the locations of permanent highway checkpoints recorded in OpenStreetMap, and unverified, time-limited road reports from drivers. Whether a checkpoint is open at any moment is not guaranteed.
Where do the border wait times come from?
Directly from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's public Border Wait Times service. Each port shows car and lane status, and closed ports are labeled.
Do I need a border patrol tracker APK?
No. Unofficial APKs can request invasive permissions or contain malware. Cylect runs in any browser on Android, iPhone, desktop and in-car screens.
Does Cylect track individual agents?
No. Cylect shows public infrastructure such as ports of entry, mapped checkpoints and official ICE facility locations, plus time-limited community reports. It does not identify or follow individuals, and it is not a tool for avoiding lawful inspection.
Which highways have interior checkpoints?
Border Patrol operates permanent interior checkpoints on several highways near the southern border, including routes such as I-8, I-10, I-19, I-25 and I-35. Where volunteers have mapped them in OpenStreetMap, those fixed sites appear in Cylect's street view alongside public DOT cameras. Coverage is incomplete.
Cylect shows public data and unverified community reports; coverage and accuracy vary and nothing here is guaranteed current. It does not track individuals and is not intended to help anyone avoid lawful inspection or enforcement. Obey all traffic laws and lawful instructions, and don't operate the map while driving. Cylect is not affiliated with Waze, CBP or ICE.