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Human Smuggling

Last Updated: September 15, 2023 | Press Releases

JTFA-Coordinated Investigation Found Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced for Human Smuggling Conspiracy

Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA), created by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, coordinated an investigation that saw two Guatemalan nationals sentenced in the Western District of Texas for their role in a prolific human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the death of a migrant. 

Last Updated: June 27, 2023 | Press Releases

Four Arrested for Tractor-Trailer Smuggling Incident that Resulted in 53 Deaths

Four Mexican nationals were arrested yesterday in San Antonio, Houston, and Marshall, Texas, for their alleged roles in a tractor-trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deceased and 11 injured undocumented individuals one year ago today.

Last Updated: April 28, 2023 | Press Releases

The 2023 Canada–U.S. Cross-Border Crime Forum (CBCF)

Canada and the United States have an enduring partnership guided by a shared commitment to security, prosperity, and advancing democratic values.

Last Updated: April 28, 2023 | Fact Sheets

Hoja informativa: El Gobierno de EE. UU. anuncia nuevas medidas contundentes para gestionar la migración regional

En el día de hoy, el Departamento de Estado y el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) han anunciado nuevas medidas contundentes para seguir reduciendo la migración ilegal en el Hemisferio Occidental, ampliar de manera significativa las vías legales de protección y facilitar el procesamiento seguro, ordenado y humano de las personas migrantes.

Last Updated: April 27, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS lleva a cabo docenas de vuelos de deportación cada semana

Durante la primera mitad del año fiscal 2023, el Departmento de Seguridad Interna (DHS) efectuó 225,483 deportaciones y retornos, un aumento sobre la cifra de 170,896 durante el mismo periodo del año anterior. Esa cifra incluye casi 66,000 deportaciones, 48,381 que se llevaron a cabo por el Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos. Esas cifras se suman al 453,322 que fueron expulsados por el servicio de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos por la frontera suroeste bajo la orden de salud pública del Título 42.

Last Updated: April 27, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS Conducts Dozens of Removal Flights Every Week

During the first half of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) increased removals and returns to 225,483, up from 170,896 over the same period in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. That number includes nearly 66,000 removals, 48,381 of which were conducted through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removal flights. Those numbers are in addition to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) total southwest land border Title 42 expulsions, which reached 453,322 in that same timeframe. 

Last Updated: April 27, 2023 | Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Announces Sweeping New Actions to Manage Regional Migration

The Department of State (State) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are announcing sweeping new measures to further reduce unlawful migration across the Western Hemisphere, significantly expand lawful pathways for protection, and facilitate the safe, orderly, and humane processing of migrants.

Last Updated: October 6, 2022 | Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Counter Human Smuggler Campaign Update DHS-Led Effort Makes 5,000th Smuggler Arrest in Fewer Than 6 Months

Launched in April 2022, the Biden Administration’s “Counter Human Smuggler” campaign—a first-of-its-kind effort of unprecedented scale led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—is designed to disrupt and dismantle human smuggling networks.

Last Updated: August 4, 2022 | Press Releases

Four Guatemalan Nationals Indicted by Joint Task Force Alpha and Arrested as Part of Takedown of Deadly Human Smuggling Network Based in Guatemala

On Tuesday, extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between United States and Guatemalan law enforcement authorities culminated in the Guatemalan National Civil Police (PNC) conducting a significant enforcement operation to disrupt and dismantle a transnational human smuggling organization. This operation included the arrest of four alleged human smugglers who have been indicted in the United States.

Last Updated: June 9, 2022 | Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: DHS Leads First-of-Its-Kind Campaign of Unprecedented Scale to Foil Human Smuggling Networks

The Biden Administration is focused on putting these organizations out of business. But human smuggling is, by definition, a transnational problem and we are committed to working with our regional partners in the Americas to commit our collective expertise and resources to put an end to human smuggling.