Jan 29, 2025 · DHS’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) duties are carried out through more than 400 federal statutes and focus on smart immigration enforcement, humane detention, preventing terrorism, and combating the illegal movement of people and goods.

Sep 18, 2024 · Immigration enforcement is the largest single area of responsibility for ICE. While certain responsibilities and close cooperation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and others require significant ICE assets near the border, the majority of immigration enforcement work for ICE takes place in the country’s interior.

Jul 10, 2018 · In recent years, ICE’s activities have increasingly focused on interior immigration enforcement. In fiscal year (FY) 2009, ICE made 297,898 arrests for violations of immigration laws and the number declined each year through FY2016 – until the trend reversed between FY2016 and FY2017, where arrests climbed from 110,104 to 143,470.

Jan 21, 2025 · ICE and CBP will phase out any parole programs that are not in accordance with the law. The following statement is attributable to a DHS Spokesperson: “This action empowers the brave men and women in CBP and ICE to enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens—including murders and rapists—who have illegally come into our country.

Jun 10, 2024 · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees work hard to protect our country from terrorists, drug traffickers, criminals, and other people who try to enter our country illegally. They enforce the laws that keep American citizens safe. ICE employees have many different roles:

Sep 30, 2021 · Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced new Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law to better focus the Department’s resources on the apprehension and removal of noncitizens who are a threat to our national security, public safety, and border security and advance the interests of justice by ensuring a case-by-case assessment of whether an individual ...

This is a summary of CRCL’s Recommendation Memorandum to ICE in January 2024 that followed CRCL’s targeted onsite investigation at the South Texas Family Residential Center. ICE responded to CRCL in April 2024 and concurred with ten of CRCL’s recommendations, partially concurred with one, and non-concurred with three.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative agency in DHS. Formed in 2003 as part of the Federal governments response to the 9/11 attacks, IE promotes homeland security and public safety by enforcing Federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and ...

Sep 30, 2021 · Enforcement actions by ICE or CBP covered by this policy include, but are not limited to, arrests, civil apprehensions, searches, inspections, seizures, service of charging documents or subpoenas, interviews, and immigration enforcement surveillance. This guidance does not apply to matters in which enforcement activity is not contemplated.

Dec 16, 2024 · The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uses AI in its day-to-day activities to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration.