News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

Today Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security Rep. John Katko (R-NY) and Chair of the House Republican Conference Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced legislation to provide behavioral health support to frontline U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel who are bearing the brunt of the Biden administration’s crisis along the Southwest border. Supported by the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), the CBP Behavioral Health Act would provide much-needed support for the men and women who work to keep our nation safe and borders secure by expanding their access to behavioral health resources.

Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Baltimore field office led an investigation that landed a local man in federal prison for 15 years on sex trafficking charges. Ryan Odell Oliver, 40, of Baltimore, received the lengthy prison sentence Monday, after pleading guilty to trafficking three female victims.

Deportation officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington, D.C. Field Office apprehended four unlawfully present noncitizens convicted of sex offenses during a nationwide enforcement effort Oct. 22 through Nov. 4.

A South Texas man was sentenced Monday for smuggling heroin and methamphetamines following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

On November 28, 2022, while performing routine updates, a document was erroneously posted to ICE.gov for approximately five hours that included names and other personally identifiable information, along with immigration information, of approximately 6,000 noncitizens in ICE custody.

R. Sean Fitzgerald has been selected as the special agent in charge (SAC) for the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Chicago area of operations.

Deportation officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations’ Baltimore field office – commonly called ERO Baltimore – apprehended two unlawfully present noncitizens convicted of sex offenses during a nationwide enforcement effort between Oct. 22 and Nov. 4.

A South Texas man convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamines was sentenced Thursday thanks to an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, commonly called HSI, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles field office removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive wanted in Mexico for homicide on Nov. 29.

A judge sentenced a local man to 15 years in prison Tuesday, followed by five years of supervised release after a joint investigation between Homeland Security Investigations, commonly called HSI, and the Counter Narcotics Alliance.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Atlanta, ERO El Salvador, and the El Salvador Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive on the El Salvador Police’s 100 Most Wanted list to El Salvador, Dec. 2.

On Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hosted a symposium to share ideas and inform future concepts for the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program.

An investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Criminal Investigation Division and Office of the Inspector General, and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control resulted in guilty pleas from two California businessmen and their company.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte border crossing in El Paso, Texas intercepted 26 pounds of methamphetamine and three pounds of fentanyl in a single failed smuggling attempt.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working outbound operations seized over $110,000 in undeclared currency in a single enforcement action.