Directions: The Department of Homeland Security, United States Customs and Border Protection, and its affiliates have several online reporting tools for reporting illegal criminal activities. Please visit the CBP - Online Trade Violation Reporting System (Links to an external site.)
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and research the different reporting systems.
As you explore the internal United States Customs and Border Protection government pages, you will see that the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) directorate (Links to an external site.)
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Is responsible for investigating a wide range of domestic and international crimes or illegal activities. The internal resource also allows one to report Trade Violations report illegal trade activity.
Please answer the following questions below in essay format:
What is the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) directorate?
Why is the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) directorate considered a critical asset?
Does the (HSI) oversee international affairs and intelligence functions? If so, please expand further.
What are each of the (HSI) divisions?
Outline the range of domestic and international criminal or illegal activities investigated by (HSI).
Outline four types of illegal trade violations.