Homeland Security Department museum exhibit unveiled

by Mary Kate Hayes | Mar 5, 2014 | Immigration, National Security

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which works against unlawful crossing of borders that could threaten public safety, opened an exhibit in the Crime Museum Wednesday. The exhibit features artifacts such as drug smuggling paraphernalia, fake Super Bowl tickets, 9/11 hijackers’ passport replicas and evidence from missing children cases. “Securing the Homeland – ICE” is scheduled to be on display through summer with admission prices ranging from about $15 to $22.

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