U.S. Customs and Border Protection will play a big role in the response and recovery efforts this week if Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on the East Coast.

A CBP official at the agency’s Washington headquarters said Friday that in addition to carrying out its normal travel, trade, and border security operations across the country, it is prioritizing assisting the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state and local law enforcement officials ahead of, during, and after the major storm sweeps through.