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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (view source)
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'''United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE''') is a federal law enforcement agency under the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]], responsible for enforcing U.S. immigration and customs laws. It is the largest investigative agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the second largest investigative agency in the U.S. federal government.
'''United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE''') is a federal law enforcement agency under the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]], responsible for enforcing U.S. immigration and customs laws. It is the largest investigative agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the second largest investigative agency in the U.S. federal government.
Created in 2003 through a merger of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, ICE now has more than 20,000 employees working in 400 offices in all 50 states and 47 foreign countries. The agency has an annual budget of more than $5.7 billion dollars, primarily devoted to its two principal operating components - Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations.
Created in 2003 through a merger of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, ICE now has more than 20,000 employees working in 400 offices in all 50 states and 47 foreign countries. The agency has an annual budget of more than $5.7 billion, primarily devoted to its two principal operating components - Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations.
The agency's law enforcement authorities encompass more than 400 U.S. federal statutes that ICE is responsible for enforcing in its commitment to ensuring national security and public safety.<ref>[http://www.ice.gov/about/index.htm U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement website]</ref>
The agency's law enforcement authorities encompass more than 400 U.S. federal statutes that ICE is responsible for enforcing in its commitment to ensuring national security and public safety.<ref>[http://www.ice.gov/about/index.htm U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement website]</ref>