US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles
Read full article: US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehiclesImmigration agents are conducting a raid at the sprawling industrial site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles in southeast Georgia.
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Seattle agents seize more than 460,000 counterfeit surgical masks sold to first responders
Read full article: Seattle agents seize more than 460,000 counterfeit surgical masks sold to first respondersCounterfeit masks have been a huge problem for frontline health care workers and first responders, officials indicated. Homeland Security Investigationsโ (HSI) Border Enforcement Security Taskforce (BEST), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the FBI seized more than 460,000 counterfeit surgical masks that were sold to first responders in Seattle alone on Feb. 24, according to a press release. โCriminal organizations are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic by selling counterfeit personal protective equipment to unsuspecting American consumers,โ said Brian Humphrey, Director of Field Operations for Customs and Border Protection in Seattle. HSI Pacific Northwest is working to eliminate the issue and in a nationwide effort, has seized almost 10 million counterfeit masks throughout the country, according to the press release. The FBI encourages everyone to exercise due diligence and appropriate caution when dealing with unknown vendors and brokers in the supply chain.โ

Customs agents crack down on fake goods
Read full article: Customs agents crack down on fake goodsICE has special customs agents, a branch of the agency many people haven't heard of. PORTLAND, Ore. - When you think of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE for short, the immigration side is what usually comes to mind. "During the investigation we found he had returned about 3,000 phones to Apple," said Williams. Finally, Williams showed the FOX 12 Investigators a case out of state still being investigated by HSI agents. Williams said being sentenced for counterfeiting and trafficking goods could get you up to 20-years in prison.
