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  • 2024 Asset Forfeiture

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) Asset Forfeiture Program’s mission is to use asset forfeiture as a tool to deter, disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises by depriving criminals of the instruments of illicit activity, including terrorist financiers, cyber criminals, fraudsters, human traffickers and transnational drug cartels.

  • 2024 Facts and Figures

    General facts and figures related to the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2024 Fugitive Apprehension

    The U.S. Marshals Service is the federal government’s primary agency for fugitive investigations. The Marshals have the broadest arrest authority among federal law enforcement agencies. The Marshals provide assistance to state and local agencies in locating and apprehending their most violent fugitives.

  • 2024 Judicial Security

    The U.S. Marshals Service has been responsible for protecting the federal judicial process as the enforcement arm of the federal courts since 1789. The U.S. Marshals protect the judicial process by ensuring the safe and secure conduct of judicial
    proceedings and protecting federal judges, jurors, and other members of the federal judiciary.

  • 2024 Missing Child Program

    The U.S. Marshals Service supports the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s mission to protect children from victimization by providing assistance to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

  • 2024 Overview

    The U.S. Marshals Service was the first federal law enforcement agency in the United States. Federal marshals have served the country since 1789, often in unseen but critical ways. The Marshals Service occupies a uniquely central position in the federal justice system. It is the enforcement arm of the federal courts, involved in virtually every federal law enforcement initiative.

  • 2024 Prisoner Operations

    The U.S. Marshals Service prisoner detention mission is a complex and multilayered function. The Marshals are responsible for preserving the integrity of the federal judicial process by overseeing all detention management matters for individuals remanded to U.S. Marshals custody.

  • 2024 Prisoner Transportation

    The U.S. Marshals’ Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System manages the coordination, scheduling and secure handling of prisoners in federal custody, transporting them to detention facilities, courts and correctional institutions via a network of aircraft, buses, vans and cars.

  • 2024 Sex Offender Investigations

    The U.S. Marshals Service's Sex Offender Investigations mission is to protect the public from sex offenders through the coordinated enforcement of sex offender registration laws.

  • 2024 Witness Security

    The U.S. Marshals Service operates the federal Witness Security Program, sometimes referred to as the "Witness Protection Program". This Factsheet is an overview about the program.

  • 2023 Witness Security

    The U.S. Marshals Service operates the federal Witness Security Program, sometimes referred to as
    the "Witness Protection Program". This Factsheet is an overview about the program.

  • 2023 Sex Offender Investigations

    Fact Sheet information about the U.S. Marshals Service's Sex Offender Investigations.

  • 2023 Prisoner Transportation

    Fact Sheet information about Prisoner Transportation division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2023 Prisoner Operations

    Fact Sheet information about Prisoner Operations division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2023 Overview

    Fact Sheet overview information about the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2023 Missing Child Program

    Fact Sheet information about the U.S. Marshals Service's Missing Child Program.

  • 2023 Judicial Security

    Fact Sheet information about Judicial Security division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2023 Fugitive Apprehension

    Fact Sheet information about Fugitive Operations division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2023 Facts and Figures

    Fact Sheet information about general facts and figures related to the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2023 Asset Forfeiture

    Fact Sheet information about the Asset Forfeiture division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2022 Witness Security

    Fact Sheet information about Witness Security division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2022 Sex Offender Investigations

    Fact Sheet information about the U.S. Marshals Service's Sex Offender Investigations.

  • 2022 Prisoner Transportation

    Fact Sheet information about Prisoner Transportation division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2022 Prisoner Operations

    Fact Sheet information about Prisoner Operations division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2022 Overview

    Fact Sheet overview information about the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2022 Missing Child Program

    Fact Sheet information about the U.S. Marshals Service's Missing Child Program.

  • 2022 Judicial Security

    Fact Sheet information about Judicial Security division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2022 Fugitive Apprehension

    Fact Sheet information about Fugitive Operations division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2022 Facts and Figures

    Fact Sheet information about general facts and figures related to the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2022 Asset Forfeiture

    The Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program's mission is to use asset forfeiture as a tool to deter, disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises by depriving criminals of the instruments of illicit activity.

  • 2021 Witness Security Fact Sheets

    The Witness Security Program provides for the security, safety and health of government witnesses and their authorized family members, whose lives are in danger as a result of their cooperation with the U.S. government.

  • Tactical Operations Fact Sheet

    The United States Marshals Service (USMS) performs tactical operations for sensitive and classified missions involving homeland security, national emergencies, domestic crises, and the intelligence community. The fact sheet includes the Tactical Operations Division accomplishments in fiscal 2020.

  • 2020 Overview

    Fact Sheet overview information about the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2020 Judicial Security

    Fact Sheet information about Judicial Security division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2020 Fugitive Apprehension

    Fact Sheet information about Fugitive Operations division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2020 Asset Forfeiture

    Fact Sheet information about Asset Forfeiture division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2020 Sex Offender Investigations

    Fact Sheet information about the U.S. Marshals Service's Sex Offender Investigations.

  • 2018 Witness Security

    Fact Sheet information about Witness Security division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2020 Tactical Operations

    Fact Sheet information about Tactical Operations division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2020 Prisoner Transportation

    Fact Sheet information about Prisoner Transportation division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2020 Prisoner Operations

    Fact Sheet information about Prisoner Operations division of the U.S. Marshals Service.

  • 2020 Missing Child Program

    Fact Sheet information about the U.S. Marshals Service's Missing Child Program.

  • 2020 Facts and Figures

    Fact Sheet information about general facts and figures related to the U.S. Marshals Service.