Noem Deputizes State Dept. Brokers for Immigration Enforcement

DHS, Feb. 18, 2025

“Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title 8, Chapter 12 of the U.S. Code, together with 8 U.S.C. § 1103(a)(6), I hereby authorize the particular brokers of the U.S. Division of State Diplomatic Safety Service (DSS) to carry out the next capabilities of an immigration officer below Title 8, Chapter 12 of the U.S. Code and confer on them the authorized authority to do the identical: (1) Investigating, figuring out the situation of, and apprehending, any alien who’s within the United States in violation of the Title 8, Chapter 12 or laws issued thereunder; and (2) Imposing any necessities of such statutes or laws.”