DHS launches task force in New York targeting transnational criminals

Published December 11, 2025 10:16am ET



The Department of Homeland Security rolled out a campaign on Wednesday targeting criminals “with ties” to New York City. 

The DHS’s Homeland Security Investigations agency and the FBI are co-leading the task force, branded as the “first-of-its-kind” effort that is being aided by a host of agencies ranging from the New York Police Department to the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which is headed by Tulsi Gabbard. 

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