Law enforcement in the Marshall Islands

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.

The Marshall Islands became a small nation with Compact of Association with United States since the 1980s, and the Trust Territory System shutdown.

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 the case of violent crime, the government in is concerned about the actions of criminals disrupting the communities on the atolls.

[1] In December 2020, 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.