# Uk equivalent of US marshals

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 30, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-equivalent-of-us-marshals/672668 "2013-10-30T18:29:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-equivalent-of-us-marshals/672668/41 "2013-11-01T16:45:29Z")

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> [@Bozuit](#):
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> Agreed that they’re closer, but I was looking for a US equivalent to MI5, not a UK equivalent to the NSA. Either way, I think the point is clear enough.

MI5 is a domestic intelligence agency. The US does not have an equivalent in the sense of an intelligence agency whose remit is domestic. The functions of MI5 are carried out by the FBI in the US, in addition to its other duties. The FBI has [resisted calls for its Intelligence arms being spun off.](http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-responds-to-call-for-domestic-intelligence-agency)

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