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11/20/2009 Washington, DC National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center partners take part in international week of action on illegal pharmaceuticals
11/19/2009 Washington, DC ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton announces 1,000 new workplace audits to hold employers accountable for their hiring practices
11/19/2009 San Diego, CA 3 arrested for role in major San Diego-area human smuggling scheme
11/19/2009 Washington, DC The "I E-Verify" campaign highlights employers' commitment to working with DHS to maintain a legal workforce
11/19/2009 New York, NY 400 bank accounts seized in ICE operation targeting Colombian narcotics money launderers
11/19/2009 Seattle, WA Washingtonian sentenced to 14 years in prison on drug importation charges
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The Office of Investigations (OI) is responsible for investigating a range of issues that may threaten national security. OI uses its legal authority to investigate issues such as immigration crime, human rights violations, and human smuggling; narcotics, weapons and other types of smuggling; and financial crimes, cybercrime, and export enforcement issues. ICE special agents also conduct investigations aimed at protecting critical infrastructure industries that are vulnerable to sabotage, attack, or exploitation.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of DHS, charged with preventing terrorist and criminal activity by targeting the people, money, and materials that support terrorist and criminal organizations. OI is a critical asset in this mission, responsible for investigating a wide range of domestic and international activities arising from the illegal movement of people and goods into, within, and out of the United States.
ICE investigations cover a broad range of areas, including national security threats, financial and smuggling violations (including illegal arms exports), financial crimes, commercial fraud, human trafficking, narcotics smuggling, child pornography/exploitation, and immigration fraud. ICE has 26 principal field offices throughout the United States and more than 50 international offices around the world.
