U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest and primary law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Its duty is to protect the nation's border. Its main office is located in Washington, D.C..

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Abbreviation	ICE
ICE is a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security
Motto	"Protecting National Security and Upholding Public Safety"
Agency Overview
Formed	2003, March 1
Preceding agencies	Criminal investigation resources of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service United States Federal Protective Service Investigative and intelligence resources of the United States Customs Service
Annual Budget	$5 billion (2008)
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Federal agency	United States
Constituting instrument	Homeland Security Act of 2002
General nature	Civilian agency Federal law enforcement
Operational Structure
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Agency executive	John P. Torres, Acting Assistant Secretary
Parent agency	U.S. Department of Homeland Security

ICE is run by an assistant secretary, who is given the job by the President of the United States, confirmed by the Senate, and reports directly to the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Related pages

• List of United States federal law enforcement agencies

Other websites

• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement Bureau Meeting Notices and Rule Changes from The Federal Register
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
• ICE detentions and criminal prosecutions of employers hiring illegal employees.
• ICE worksite enforcement efforts.
• Most recent detentions and statistics from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• RSS Feed
• The Real Political Purpose of the ICE Raids from Dollars & Sense magazine

International agencies like ICE

• Australian Customs Service
• RCMP Customs and Excise Branch - Canada
• RCMP Immigration and Passport Branch - Canada
• Serious Organized Crime Agency - UK
• RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Teams - Canada