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Programs or Services

  • Law Enforcement Officer Flying Armed (LEOFA) Program

    The Law Enforcement Officer Flying Armed (LEOFA) Program allows law enforcement agencies with an operational need and meet the criteria and training requirements, to fly armed. This includes being a federal law enforcement officer or a full-time municipal, county, state, tribal or territorial law enforcement officer who is a direct government agency employee. Procedures, training material requests, and additional information is found on this informational program page. Contact the program at LEOFA@tsa.dhs.gov and 571-227-5353.

    Audience:
    Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law Enforcement
    Mission Area:
    Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure
    Resource Type:
    Programs or Services
    Topic:
    Transportation Security
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  • DHS Biometric Data Sharing with State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) is the DHS-wide repository for comparing, storing, and sharing biometric information, such as fingerprints, face images, and iris scans. IDENT is the largest biometric repository in the U.S. government. Law enforcement agencies can easily leverage IDENT’s fingerprint records to identify or verify an individual’s identity – tapping into a whole new population they may have never searched before – to aid in criminal investigations. This fact sheet outlines the ten-print and latent fingerprint records available to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies from the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management.

    Audience:
    Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law Enforcement
    Mission Area:
    Border Security, Crimes of Exploitation and Victim Services, Immigration, Terrorism and National Security Threats
    Resource Type:
    Programs or Services
    Topic:
    Intel and Information Sharing
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  • Abused Spouses, Children and Parents (VAWA) Resources

    Resources for spouses and children of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, and parents of U.S. citizens who are 21 years of age or older, who were subjected to battery and/or extreme cruelty may file a self-petition for immigrant classification with USCIS known as a VAWA self-petition.

    Audience:
    Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law Enforcement
    Mission Area:
    Crimes of Exploitation and Victim Services
    Resource Type:
    Programs or Services
    Topic:
    Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, Immigration Services and Benefits, Victim Services
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  • U Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide

    U Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide  for federal, state, local, tribal and territorial law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and other government agencies. The information in this guide is tailored specifically for U visa certifying agencies.

    Audience:
    Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law Enforcement
    Mission Area:
    Crimes of Exploitation and Victim Services, Immigration
    Resource Type:
    Programs or Services
    Topic:
    Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, Immigration Services and Benefits, Victim Services
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  • Victims of Criminal Activity: U Nonimmigrant Status

    Resources regarding U nonimmigrant status, a temporary immigration benefits that enables victims of certain qualifying crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse to remain in the United States for a certain period of time based on their helpfulness to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity.

    Audience:
    Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law Enforcement
    Mission Area:
    Crimes of Exploitation and Victim Services, Immigration
    Resource Type:
    Programs or Services
    Topic:
    Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, Immigration Services and Benefits, Victim Services
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  • U.S. Immigration Benefits for Noncitizen Crime Victims

    Documents outlining U.S. immigration benefits for noncitizen crime victims including information on: The T and U visa requirements, the role of Form I-914 Supplement B, Declaration for Trafficking Victim (Form I- 914B), and Form I-918 Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification (I-918B), best practices for certifying agencies, responses to frequently asked questions, and additional resources for certifying agencies and officials.

    Audience:
    Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law Enforcement
    Mission Area:
    Crimes of Exploitation and Victim Services, Immigration
    Resource Type:
    Programs or Services
    Topic:
    Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, Human Trafficking, Immigration Services and Benefits, Victim Services
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  • Victims of Human Trafficking: T Nonimmigrant Status

    Resources regarding T nonimmigrant status, a temporary immigration benefit that enables certain victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons to remain in the United States for a certain period based on their compliance with law enforcement in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of human trafficking.

    Audience:
    Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law Enforcement
    Mission Area:
    Crimes of Exploitation and Victim Services, Immigration
    Resource Type:
    Programs or Services
    Topic:
    Human Trafficking, Immigration Services and Benefits, Victim Services
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  • Shared Cybersecurity Services

    Shared Cybersecurity Services (SCS) is a portfolio of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)-funded contracts that provides federal civilian agencies, state fusion centers, and select information sharing and analysis centers with no-cost access to commercial Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) and services. Core offerings include access to CTI management platforms (scoutPRIME and Mandiant Advantage), automated sharing, training and IT Support, and limited analytical support (e.g., Requests for Information [RFIs]).

    Audience:
    Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law Enforcement
    Mission Area:
    Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure, Terrorism and National Security Threats
    Resource Type:
    Programs or Services, Technical Assistance
    Topic:
    Combat Cyber Crime, Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Intel and Information Sharing
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  • HSIN-CI UAS Cybersecurity and C-UAS Portal

    The Homeland Security Information Network-Critical Infrastructure (HSIN-CI) UAS Cybersecurity and C-UAS Portal facilitates communication and collaboration between federal, private sector, and state, local, tribal, and territorial partners to understand and manage cyber and physical risks posed by UAS to critical infrastructure. Site users can easily access and disseminate sensitive but unclassified information related to unmanned aircraft systems.

    Audience:
    Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law Enforcement
    Mission Area:
    Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure, Resilience, Terrorism and National Security Threats
    Resource Type:
    Programs or Services
    Topic:
    Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Emerging Technology, Intel and Information Sharing, Physical Security, Secure Public Gatherings, Strengthen National Resilience, Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention
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  • Be Air Aware™

    CISA’s Be Air Aware™ program helps increase awareness of cyber and physical risks posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones). The Be Air Aware™ materials on this page provide essential, ready-to-use information about UAS threats and steps to effectively manage risk to critical infrastructure and public gatherings.

    Audience:
    Campus Law Enforcement, State and Local Law Enforcement, Territorial Law Enforcement, Tribal Law Enforcement
    Mission Area:
    Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure, Resilience, Terrorism and National Security Threats
    Resource Type:
    Educational Resources, Operational Support, Programs or Services
    Topic:
    Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Emerging Technology, Physical Security, Secure Public Gatherings, Strengthen National Resilience, Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention
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