Press Releases
We respond to media requests and queries through our Office of Public Affairs (OPA).
We respond to media requests and queries through our Office of Public Affairs (OPA). Reporters and journalists can contact us about HSI activities, operations, or policies at (202) 732-4646 or email HSImedia@hsi.dhs.gov.
A Mexican Resident Pleaded Guilty for Trying to Smuggle Ammunition and Firearms Back to Mexico
MCALLEN, Texas –A Mexican resident pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle multiple firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in a vehicle roof rack.
Celebrating Task Force Milestones Combating Child Exploitation, Human Trafficking
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida — Northeast Florida law enforcement leaders announced the results of the first year of NEFL INTERCEPT during a joint press conference March 27, 2024, in St. John’s County, Florida.
HSI, US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security Sign New MOU to Expand Partnership
WASHINGTON — HSI and BIS announced an expanded partnership to increase collaboration by leveraging additional authorities under the Export Control Reform Act to investigate violations of U.S. export control laws.
HSI San Antonio Joins Federal Partner to Arrest 5 in South Texas for Allegedly Trafficking Military Grade Firearms to Mexican Drug Cartel
SAN ANTONIO – Five men were arrested in the Texas cities of Laredo, Hebbronville and Falls City on March 20 for allegedly trafficking military grade firearms to a drug cartel in Mexico.
HSI Arrests Ohio Man for Decades-Long Scheme to Conceal His Involvement in the Rwandan Genocide
BOSTON – HSI special agents arrested an Ohio man who has been charged in Boston for a nearly three-decade scheme to conceal his alleged involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which left more than 800,000 people dead.
HSI Del Rio Investigation Results in 35-Year Sentence for Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization
DEL RIO, Texas — A Brownwood, Texas man was sentenced March 19 for conspiring to import and possess methamphetamine for a drug trafficking organization following an investigation conducted by HSI.
HSI Del Rio, Federal and State Partner Investigation Results in 4 Family Members Sentenced for Operating a Human Smuggling Organization
DEL RIO, Texas – Four family members were sentenced on March 15 to federal prison for their roles in operating an extensive human smuggling organization (HSO).
Florida Man, Sex Offender Sentenced, Admits ‘Obsession’ to CSAM
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — A Florida man was convicted as a sex offender was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possession of child sex abuse material.
Akua Mosaics, Inc. and Its President Plead Guilty to Smuggling to Avoid Duties and Tariffs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Kenneth Fleming and Akua Mosaics, Inc. (“Akua Mosaics”) pleaded guilty March 19 to a conspiracy to smuggle goods into the U.S.
Florida Man Sentenced for ‘PPP’ Fraud, Identity Theft
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – A joint investigation has led to a five-year prison sentence for a Florida man on two counts of wire fraud, two counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of theft of government property over $1,000 and ordered to pay $363,099 in restitution.