Homeland Security Investigation

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is a division of the United States Department of Homeland Security that is responsible for investigating a wide range of criminal activities. HSI has jurisdiction over more than 400 federal laws and focuses on transnational crimes that pose a threat to national security, public safety, and the economy. This includes crimes such as human trafficking, drug smuggling, money laundering, cybercrime, and terrorism. HSI has agents located in more than 200 cities around the world, and works closely with other law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute crimes.

 

 

Agents with Homeland Security team to wear body cameras
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Agents with Homeland Security team to wear body cameras

ByEyes on Trafficking News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Agents with an investigative unit of the Department of Homeland Security will wear body cameras for the first time as part of a six-month pilot program that will focus on the costs and benefits of using the technology in federal law enforcement, officials said. The cameras will be used during the test…

“First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21” – from Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team
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“First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21” – from Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team

ByBilly Joe Cain

Welcome to PBJ Learning’s Knowledge Vault video series There are a lot of places to get your information. We try to bring it all together and categorize it for you to easily access through your Knowledge Vault. We hope you find what you need in this video reference material. Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team presents…

The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere
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The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere

ByEyes on Trafficking News

How to address the ongoing threat of illegal drug use in the United States remains a persistent challenge. The activities of increasingly sophisticated transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) exacerbate that challenge for the whole of the Western Hemisphere. The incoming Biden administration should be especially wary of the likely inevitable growth of fentanyl shipment through maritime…

Florida Court Deputy Takes Steps to Fight the Human Trafficking Epidemic
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Florida Court Deputy Takes Steps to Fight the Human Trafficking Epidemic

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Roger DeHart, a Broward County Sheriff’s Court Deputy is taking steps, in fact, lots of steps to shine a light on the human trafficking epidemic in the U.S. Roger, the founder of First S.T.O.P Inc. – Saving Teens and Others from Predators, is making the journey to increase awareness in our communities.  First S.T.O.P Inc….

Human Trafficking Crimes: A New Approach
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Human Trafficking Crimes: A New Approach

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Law Enforcement Learn New Approach to Investigate Human Trafficking Crimes Law enforcement professionals in South Carolina learned new skills to identify human trafficking victims and investigate human trafficking crimes. 148 dedicated officers and agents from 58 agencies attended the training. Officers from neighboring states, North Carolina and Georgia, also attended the human trafficking training. From…