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197:. Previously, the law enforcement activity on the U.S. military installation was the responsibility of government contractor Alutiiq, LLC, which operated as “Kwajalein Police Department”, a government-owned, contractor operated entity. This operation transitioned to federal employees instead of the use of contractor-provided police officers under the administration of President Barack Obama, who directed federal agencies to review whether certain types of work should be reserved for federal employees as inherently governmental functions. While the law enforcement role on Kwajalein has transitioned to Department of the Army civilian police officers, who are federal employees, Alutiiq still remains on Kwajalein, as the “Security and Access Control Contractor”, providing security guard patrols, Customs/TSA services, marine patrol, and explosives/narcotics detection canines. 132: 640: 227:, Marshall Islands police found a 5.5-meter (18-foot) fibreglass boat at Ailuk Atoll with 649 kilograms (1,430 pounds) of cocaine worth an estimated US$ 80 million. This was the largest drug bust in Marshall Islands history. The shipment was destroyed, but other wash ups have become problem for the Marshall Islands, because it sometimes goes unreported. The shipments can end up there because of the ocean currents. 35: 208:
World War II." The Marshall Islands became a small nation with Compact of Association with United States since the 1980s, and the Trust Territory System shutdown. Two other island nations in the Pacific have this arrangement. The exact security details are something that are worked out between the two.
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Marshall Islands has struggled to deal with deportations, which come from the unique non-immigrant status of Marshalese in the United States; they are allowed to live and work in the USA through the Compact of Association, but can still be sent back to the Marshall Islands if they violate rules. In
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According to The U.S. Department of State, "After gaining military control of the Marshall Islands from Japan in 1944, the United States assumed administrative control of the Marshall Islands under United Nations auspices as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands following the end of
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In 2021, Arkansas is allowing Marshalese to serve in local Law Enforcement, while they retain their Marshall Island citizenship; Arkansas is one the popular places for Marshall Islanders to live in the USA.
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In 2024, Marshal Islands was growing concerned about the actions of people convicted of crimes in the United States that are then deported to the Marshall Islands.
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Marshall Islands police officer Clemson Jormelu is contingent commander of the Marshall Islands Police serving as part of RAMSI's Participating Police Force (PPF).
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the case of violent crime, the government in is concerned about the actions of criminals disrupting the communities on the atolls.
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The Marshall Islands has provided police officers to the
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