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.
Texas Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Human Smuggling Attempt That Resulted in Deaths
SAN ANTONIO — A central Texas man was sentenced to one count of conspiracy to transport noncitizens resulting in death and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm following an investigation conducted by HSI with assistance from the Medina County Sheriff’s Office.
HSI Observes 30th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide, Commemorates Victims
WASHINGTON — The HSI Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) today reflects on the Rwandan genocide which took place 30 years ago in April 1994.
HSI Laredo Investigation Results in the Conviction of a Bus Passenger for Smuggling Over $1.2M of Pure Meth
LAREDO, Texas – A Mexican citizen pleaded guilty for attempting to smuggle 140 pounds of pure meth following an investigation conducted by HSI with the assistance of CBP.
Sentencing of a Convicted Sex Offender for Uploading Child Pornography to Google Accounts
MCALLEN, Texas – A South Texas man was sentenced for uploading child pornography following an investigation by HSI Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Task Force.
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.