ICE HSI Agent case studies
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The ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Exam is the entry assessment used in hiring for HSI special agent positions, which sit within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and focus on transnational crime, smuggling, trafficking, financial crime, and related federal investigations. The ICE HSI Agent case studies are 5 cases and about 2,996 words.
1Device Seizure at the Port of Entry
At 2140 hours, you are the HSI duty agent at a major international airport. CBP secondary inspection refers a 34-year-old lawful permanent resident returning from Manila.
627 words, about 3 min2Confidential Informant and the Stash House Tip
A confidential informant who has worked with your office for eight months tells you that a stash house at 4127 Bellflower Avenue holds 10 to 15 kilograms of cocaine and is guarded by two men, one armed with a rifle. The CI has provided information in five prior cases: two led to seizures, two were unconfirmed, and one was partly wrong.
634 words, about 3 min3Worksite Inspection and the Worker Who Waits
You are assigned to a worksite enforcement inspection at a poultry processing plant. Sixty workers are present; 18 have documents that do not match government records.
589 words, about 3 min4Report Writing: Controlled Delivery Narrative
You are drafting the seizure section of an HSI report after a controlled delivery. Your notes say: surveillance began at 0915; the package was delivered at 1022; subject A signed for it; subject B arrived at 1035; both were arrested at 1047; a consent search of the apartment yielded 4.2 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, a digital scale, and 9,800 cash.
553 words, about 3 min5Background Adjudication: The Omitted Semester
An applicant for special agent has passed the written exam, interview, and physical. The background investigator reports: at 19, the applicant was suspended for one semester after sharing exam answers; at 22, he used marijuana about 30 times, last use three years ago; he has a $2,300 credit card charged off 18 months ago and is on a payment plan; his brother is married to a foreign national who overstayed a student visa; and he disclosed all of these on the questionnaire except the suspension, which he describes as 'a misunderstanding that was expunged.' The record shows the suspension remains in the university file.
593 words, about 3 min