ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

An ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is a federal civil law enforcement agency by U.S. Department of Homeland Security that can support immigration enforcement tasks.

• AKA: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE Agency.
• Context:
  • It can typically conduct ICE Enforcement Operations targeting ice enforcement priority individuals.
  • It can typically execute ICE Arrests using ice administrative warrants.
  • It can typically operate ICE Detention Facilitys for ice detainees.
  • It can typically coordinate ICE Removal Flights to ice deportation destinations.
  • It can typically maintain ICE Database Systems for ice enforcement tracking.
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  • It can often collaborate with ICE Partner Agencys through ice task forces.
  • It can often utilize ICE Special Agents for ice investigations.
  • It can often employ ICE Deportation Officers for ice removal operations.
  • It can often face ICE Legal Challenges in ice enforcement lawsuits.
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  • It can range from being a Border-Focused ICE Operation to being an Interior-Focused ICE Operation, depending on its ice geographic focus.
  • It can range from being a Criminal-Priority ICE Enforcement to being a Civil ICE Enforcement, depending on its ice enforcement target.
  • It can range from being a Targeted ICE Operation to being a Sweep ICE Operation, depending on its ice operational scope.
  • It can range from being a Workplace ICE Raid to being a Residential ICE Raid, depending on its ice location type.
  • It can range from being a Visible ICE Presence to being a Covert ICE Operation, depending on its ice operational visibility.
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  • It can be organized into ICE Divisions including ice enforcement and removal operations and ice homeland security investigations.
  • It can be funded through ICE Budget Appropriations from ice congressional funding.
  • It can be overseen by Department of Homeland Security through ice administrative structure.
  • It can be directed by ICE Director appointed by presidential administration.
  • It can be evaluated through ICE Performance Metrics measuring ice enforcement outcomes.
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• Example(s):
  • ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), managing ice civil immigration enforcement.
  • ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), conducting ice criminal investigations.
  • ICE Office of Principal Legal Advisor, providing ice legal counsel.
  • ICE (2003), when established under department of homeland security.
  • ICE (2017-2021), during expanded ice interior enforcement under trump administration.
  • ICE (2025), implementing ice mass deportation plans.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which focuses on border security rather than interior enforcement.
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which processes immigration benefits rather than enforcement.
  • State Law Enforcement Agencys, which enforce state laws rather than federal immigration laws.
  • U.S. Marshals Service, which handles federal warrants rather than immigration enforcement.
  • FBI, which investigates federal crimes rather than civil immigration violations.
• See: Independent Agency of The United States Government, Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration Law, Deportation Process, Administrative Warrant, Immigration Detention, Human Rights Violation, Sanctuary City, 287(g) Program, Government Agency.

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