U.S. Marshals Service

The U.S. Marshals Service conducts and coordinates multistate fugitive searches and manhunts for individuals wanted across state lines.

Federal fugitive apprehension operations commonly involve coordinated interagency efforts that can include U.S. Marshals Service task forces working with local police departments, state police, Homeland Security Investigations, and the FBI.

The U.S. Department of Justice can assemble multi-agency federal task forces to address violent crime that include components such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and National Guard troops.

The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 empowers the U.S. Marshals Service to recover missing or endangered children even when no fugitive is involved.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the federal agency responsible for protecting federal judges and investigating threats made against them.

Federal law enforcement agencies that commonly coordinate on multi-jurisdictional searches and fugitive apprehensions include the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Federal Protective Service; state police and local police departments may also participate.