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HSI

HSI

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A U.S. law enforcement group that investigates smuggling and other cross-border crimes
  • proper noun
  • Formal
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  • Asset forfeiture is a powerful tool used by HSI and other law enforcement agencies to seize assets from criminal organizations and their illicit enterprises.

And then after that we saw the HSI agent who's a female.

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Examples

  • This investigation was supported by the HSI-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) in Washington.

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  • And then after that we saw the HSI agent who's a female.

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  • Source: National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, ICE/HSI.

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  • The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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  • HSI shares more than $800,000 with the Webb County Sheriff's Office for critical assistance in a drug smuggling investigation.

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  • The investigation was conducted by the Houston Police Department (HPD) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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  • The special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in San Antonio, Jerry Robinette, said that the arrests were part of the commitment of U.S. authorities to halt the illegal flow of weapons and ammunition to organized criminal groups in Mexico.

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  • Janice Ayala, HSI Assistant Director of Domestic Operations from Washington, D.C., and Jerry Robinette, special agent in charge of HSI San Antonio, presented a check for $843,948 to the Webb County Sheriff's Office.

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  • HSI agents have been conducting this investigation since 2015, said the U.S. Attorney's Office.

  • HSI is an investigative arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), part of the Department of Homeland Security.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

HSI = Homeland Security Investigations (opaque) = H + S + I

The initialism names a specific agency; the letters correspond to words in the official title but this mapping is arbitrary from a morphological perspective and not derivable by learners.

Etymology

HSI is short for Homeland Security Investigations, which is the part of the U.S. government that 'investigates' cross-border crime. So HSI refers to agents who work like national detectives on smuggling, fraud, and human trafficking.