https://www.scmp.com/rss/523434/feed The latest news and top stories on Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a prominent US federal law enforcement agency, serving as the principal investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security. Headquartered in Washington DC, HSI operates across 235 US cities and maintains an international presence in over 50 countries. Its primary mission is to investigate, disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organisations and threats that exploit US customs and immigration laws. HSI’s key... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press The US Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed by Border Patrol officers on January 24, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday. “We’re looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened,” Blanche said during a news conference. Blanche did not explain why the DOJ decided to open an investigation into Pretti’s killing,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341904/us-justice-department-opens-civil-rights-probe-killing-alex-pretti?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341904/us-justice-department-opens-civil-rights-probe-killing-alex-pretti?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:38:32 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Two federal officers fired their weapons during the fatal weekend shooting of nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report to Congress published on Tuesday by US media. The shooting sparked bipartisan condemnation and fresh protests in Minneapolis, and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for an “honourable and honest investigation” into the matter. He also suggested he would “de-escalate a little bit” the administration’s immigration... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341559/alex-pretti-shot-2-different-federal-agents-minnesota-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341559/alex-pretti-shot-2-different-federal-agents-minnesota-report?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:17:36 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg The investigation into the killing of a US citizen by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this week is being complicated by clashes between federal and local officials, with the FBI taking control over the objections of Governor Tim Walz. State authorities questioned whether a federal probe could be trusted, especially given comments by Trump administration officials that seemed to exonerate the officer. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said that after it was invited to participate in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339241/minnesota-investigators-barred-probe-womans-killing-ice-officer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339241/minnesota-investigators-barred-probe-womans-killing-ice-officer?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:55:51 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said Thursday, as fears mount of open conflict between the two countries. Washington took control of the tanker in a dramatic raid that saw US forces rope down from a helicopter onto the vessel in an operation that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said was aimed at leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s “regime”. President Donald Trump’s administration has... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3336132/seized-tanker-be-taken-us-port-venezuela-war-threats-grow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3336132/seized-tanker-be-taken-us-port-venezuela-war-threats-grow?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:06:28 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Gift cards, one of the most basic financial products in the US retail market, have become the backbone of a billion-dollar criminal economy that investigators say is moving American money into China. Homeland Security Investigations agents say Chinese organised-crime groups have built a laundering network that uses US retailers, mobile wallets and cryptocurrency to steal and export wealth. Operatives inside the US drain compromised gift cards, buy high-value goods such as iPhones and laptops,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329541/gangs-china-exploiting-us-gift-cards-move-stolen-cash-dhs-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329541/gangs-china-exploiting-us-gift-cards-move-stolen-cash-dhs-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:46:29 +0000 Reuters Reuters Three workers have died since Hyundai Motor started construction of its US$7.6 billion car factory in Georgia in 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a review of federal records. Apart from the deaths, more than a dozen workers have suffered serious injuries, including from falling without wearing harnesses and getting crushed by forklifts, according to The Wall Street Journal. “We conducted a comprehensive audit and strengthened safety oversight across the site. We have... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328730/3-workers-died-hyundais-georgia-plant-2022-us-immigration-raid-reports?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328730/3-workers-died-hyundais-georgia-plant-2022-us-immigration-raid-reports?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 19:37:46 +0000 The Korea Times The Korea Times Former Daegu mayor Hong Joon-pyo has described the recent arrests and detentions of South Korean workers in Georgia as an “intentional provocation” by the United States, calling for Seoul to consider its own nuclear weapons programme. “The Georgia incident occurred right after the Korea-US summit. It cannot be dismissed as anything other than an intentional provocation,” Hong wrote on his social media account on Saturday. “No matter how pro-China or pro-North Korea this administration may be,... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3325458/south-korean-politician-slams-subordinate-us-ties-over-raid-urges-nuclear-armament?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3325458/south-korean-politician-slams-subordinate-us-ties-over-raid-urges-nuclear-armament?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 03:41:27 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned foreign companies to obey US law after immigration officials arrested some 475 individuals including South Korean workers at a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the southern state of Georgia. The arrests were made in a raid by US authorities on Thursday during the largest single-site operation implemented so far under Trump’s nationwide anti-migrant drive. “Please respect our Nation’s Immigration Laws,” the president posted on social media... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324691/trump-warns-foreign-companies-after-south-koreans-detained-huge-us-raid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324691/trump-warns-foreign-companies-after-south-koreans-detained-huge-us-raid?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:55:41 +0000