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Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). HSI is responsible for investigating a wide range of crimes related to national security, border security, and public safety.
HSI investigates crimes such as human trafficking, drug trafficking, cybercrime, financial crimes, and export enforcement. The division also plays a key role in protecting critical infrastructure and sensitive facilities. In addition, HSI works with international partners to combat transnational crime and enforce U.S. laws and regulations.
HSI has a global reach, with offices in more than 50 countries, and is one of the largest investigative agencies in the world. The division also plays a critical role in supporting disaster response and recovery efforts, and provides assistance to other law enforcement agencies when needed.
Investigators with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are reportedly probing a possible labor trafficking pipeline of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) into American jobs, particularly in the meatpacking industry. A report from NBC News details the probe by federal investigators into whether UACs, released directly into the United States by DHS, were the victims of…
Officials with the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 42-year-old Long Beach man, who has been charged with human trafficking and pimping two women. On Jan. 24, investigators contacted a woman believed to be a sex worker on Beach Boulevard in Anaheim, authorities said in a news release….
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Charleston teamed up with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia to conduct a day-long human trafficking training workshop Jan. 31 at the University of Charleston. The event, titled “Combatting Human Trafficking in West Virginia: Bringing Our Communities Together for Response,…
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk investigation led to a guilty plea from a Midlothian, Virginia man Jan. 31 for conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America; benefiting from forced labor; money laundering; and harboring undocumented non-citizens. According to the…
February 3, 2023 Legislative breakfast caps slate of events designed to educate community Elected officials, survivors of human trafficking and other guests including First Lady Tammy Murphy, Assemblywoman Shanique Speight, Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Senator Nellie Pou gathered at Montclair State University on February 3 to discuss human trafficking law and policy in New…
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Thirteen arrests were made by partners working in collaboration with the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Task Force during a weeklong statewide effort to recover survivors of human trafficking and apprehend their exploiters, the District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. As a part of “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild,” task force partners conducted…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security hosted aviation industry professionals on January 26 for the Combating Human Trafficking in Aviation Summit with the Blue Lightning Initiative, an element of the Blue Campaign—a DHS push to promote public, law enforcement, and industry awareness about indicators of human trafficking and appropriate responses when encountering it. The Blue…
Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our 5 Stones January 2023 meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this January consisted of some law enforcement updates including a special case update by Sgt. White, and a presentation by Sarolyn Morgan, LCSW-S, BCD, with Homeland Security Investigations. Ms. Morgan discussed the process of survivor recovery and…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the second Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) Annual Report, outlining the Department’s achievements in combatting human trafficking during the previous fiscal year (FY). As a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, DHS works to end sex trafficking and forced labor through a wide range of…
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Midlothian man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering, and harboring undocumented non-citizens. According to court documents, George William Evans, 68, was the fifty-percent owner of a commercial laundry…
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