ICE HSI Detroit launches first-ever intel internship with Michigan State University
DETROIT — Two Michigan State University undergraduates were recently selected to support active criminal investigations as interns at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Detroit.
Gina Kramer, a criminal justice senior, and Madeline MacLean, a junior studying criminal justice and Arabic, will work with special agents, task-force officers and intelligence research specialists with the HSI Detroit Intelligence Group.
“Through this unique partnership between HSI and the MSU School of Criminal Justice, we are building our next cadre of skilled leaders who will be armed with the mindset and the aptitude to confront 21st century threats against the homeland and beyond,” said Steve Francis, HSI Detroit’s acting special agent in charge.
While MSU students have interned with HSI Detroit in the past, this is the first year interns will focus exclusively on intelligence operations and gain real-world experience in field intelligence analysis.
“Given the growth in technology and information, it is critical that law enforcement expand its analytical capacity in order to address the challenges our society faces,” said Mary Finn, director and professor of MSU’s School of Criminal Justice.
The university currently offers a master’s degree in law enforcement intelligence and analysis, Finn said the internship is a natural development that undergraduate majors are interested in criminal intelligence as well.
“I'm thrilled that I have been selected for this new program,” MacLean said. “I'm looking forward to expanding my horizons and gaining new experiences with the agency, and I hope that I can help this program be successful.”
Kramer and MacLean were selected through the highly competitive process led by HSI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
“I'm most looking forward to the collaboration with other analysts at HSI and working with my co-intern, Madeline,” Kramer said. “I think it's going to be a really great experience, not just for Madeline and I, but for the agency as well.”
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