The color green is sacred in Islam, which is why an emerald made such an ideal surface on which to inscribe a religious text. The gem itself is believed to have been mined in Colombia, home to the most spectacular green emeralds in the world.
Securing and Managing Our Borders. Protecting the nation's bordersâland, air, and seaâfrom the illegal entry of people, weapons, drugs, and contraband is vital to our homeland security, as well as economic prosperity. Over the past several years, DHS has deployed unprecedented levels of personnel, technology, and resources to the Southwest border.
Because they are all part of the European Union, travel between Poland and Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania is completed without border checks; however, border guards have the power to undertake random identity checks, if necessary. For the other countries, immigration paperwork must be completed.