In addition, they serve as real-time administrative communication networks to federal, state, and local law enforcement and criminal justice agencies nationwide. Fugitive cases are assigned to our Deputy U.S. Marshals for investigation and apprehension. Depending on the complexity of the case and other circumstances, the duration of fugitive investigations ranges from a matter of hours from receipt of the warrant to, in extreme cases, years. Recently, the Marshals Service found that the average duration of an investigation ranged from 64 days to 218 days, dependent on the category of the investigation. The Marshals Service has reviewed its current database of warrants outstanding on its most dangerous fugitives.
Fugitives are as diverse as our society.
They transcend gender, ethnicity, religion, age, educational background, and any other demographic parameters that one can offer. Every day in this country, fugitives are arrested in America's inner cities, suburbs, and rural areas. In the past year, the Marshals Service opened an office, on a temporary basis in Mexico City. The focus of this operation was to pursue and apprehend non-Mexican fugitives wanted in the United States. So far, the success of the Deputy U.S. Marshals has been significant.