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Last Updated: | Press Releases

ICE Operation Results in More Than 70 Illegal Alien Arrests at Cartel-Run Night Club near Charleston

DHS released the following statement after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 72 illegal aliens at a nightclub run by a suspected member of the Los Zetas Cartel during an operation in the Charleston, South Carolina area over the weekend.

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Secretary Noem Honors Nicholas Quets, a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Murdered by the Sinaloa Cartel

DHS released a video featuring the parents of Nicholas Quets, a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who was viciously murdered by members of the Sinaloa cartel.

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Human Trafficking Quick Facts

Quick facts about human trafficking which is the crime of compelling a person to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts.

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OSLLE Webinar Series

To help share timely information and resources on relevant homeland security topics with our SLTTC law enforcement partners, OSLLE has established a webinar series. This page shares information on that program.

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Written testimony of DHS Acting Secretary Elaine Duke for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “World Wide Threats: Keeping America Secure in the New Age of Terror”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Elaine Duke addresses the threats facing the Nation and what DHS is doing to confront them.

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Written testimony of PLCY, CBP, and ICE for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing titled “Looking North: Assessing the Current Threat at the U.S.-Canada Border”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Policy (PLCY) Assistant Secretary for Border, Immigration and Trade Michael Dougherty, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Border Patrol Acting Deputy Chief Scott A. Luck, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Buffalo Kevin Kelly address DHS’ assessment of threats on the Northern Border and our efforts to ensure its security.

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Written testimony of USCG for a Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control for a hearing titled “Adapting U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Deputy Commandant for Operations Vice Admiral Charles Ray addresses Coast Guard’s role in combating Transnational Criminal Organizations and how Coast Guard addresses the drug smuggling methods of these networks.

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Written testimony of ICE for a House Financial Services Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance hearing titled “The Exploitation of Cultural Property: Examining Illicit Activity in the Antiquities and Art Trade”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations International Operations Assistant Director Raymond Villanueva addresses the efforts of ICE to protect cultural property, religious items, art, and antiquities, and to mitigate their illicit trafficking both into and outside of the United States.

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Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The MS-13 Problem: Investigating Gang Membership As Well As Its Nexus to Illegal Immigration, and Assessing Federal Efforts to End the Threat”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Acting Executive Associate Director Derek Bennerm and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Executive Associate Director Matthew Albence address the mission of ICE, its efforts to disrupt, dismantle and investigate violent gang activity within the United States, and its role in addressing issues related to unaccompanied alien children arriving in the United States.

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Written testimony of CBP for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The MS-13 Problem: Investigating Gang Membership As Well As Its Nexus to Illegal Immigration, and Assessing Federal Efforts to End the Threat”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Border Patrol Acting Chief of Carla Provost addresses the role of CBP to protect the homeland and secure the Nation’s borders while facilitating lawful international travel and trade.