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| | * Office of Congressional Relations (OCR): OCR provides liaison services to members of the U.S. Congress and their staffs to promote awareness and understanding of ICE operations, national and local programs, policies and initiatives. | | * Office of Congressional Relations (OCR): OCR provides liaison services to members of the U.S. Congress and their staffs to promote awareness and understanding of ICE operations, national and local programs, policies and initiatives. |
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| − | * Office of Detention Policy and Planning (ODPP): The Office of Detention Policy and Planning (ODPP) is responsible for leading ICE’s effort to overhaul the current immigration detention system. | + | * Office of Detention Policy and Planning (ODPP): The Office of Detention Policy and Planning (ODPP) is responsible for leading ICE's effort to overhaul the current immigration detention system. |
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| − | * Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA): OPLA provides legal advice, training and services to support the ICE mission and assists in defending the interests of the United States in administrative and federal courts. OPLA prosecutes immigration and customs law violators both in U.S. Immigration Courts and federal courts as special assistant U.S. Attorneys. OPLA’s work is focused on those who threaten the safety of our citizenry. | + | * Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA): OPLA provides legal advice, training and services to support the ICE mission and assists in defending the interests of the United States in administrative and federal courts. OPLA prosecutes immigration and customs law violators both in U.S. Immigration Courts and federal courts as special assistant U.S. Attorneys. OPLA's work is focused on those who threaten the safety of our citizenry. |
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| | * Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR): OPR is responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct involving employees of ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). OPR also provides independent reviews of ICE programs and offices, adjudicates ICE background investigations, and issues security clearances for all prospective and current ICE employees and contract staff. | | * Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR): OPR is responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct involving employees of ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). OPR also provides independent reviews of ICE programs and offices, adjudicates ICE background investigations, and issues security clearances for all prospective and current ICE employees and contract staff. |
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| − | * Office of Public Affairs (OPA): OPA is the agency’s public face, dedicated to telling the ICE story and building understanding of and support for the ICE mission through outreach to employees, the media and the general public. OPA strives to maintain consistency, accuracy and credibility in the agency’s communication efforts. | + | * Office of Public Affairs (OPA): OPA is the agency's public face, dedicated to telling the ICE story and building understanding of and support for the ICE mission through outreach to employees, the media and the general public. OPA strives to maintain consistency, accuracy and credibility in the agency's communication efforts. |
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| − | * Office of State/Local Coordination (OSLC): OSLC fosters partnerships with ICE’s law enforcement counterparts to ensure the safety and security of our homeland through education and cross-designation. OSLC has instituted ICE ACCESS (Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to Enhance Safety and Security), an umbrella of services offered for assistance to local law enforcement officers to combat specific challenges in their communities. | + | * Office of State/Local Coordination (OSLC): OSLC fosters partnerships with ICE's law enforcement counterparts to ensure the safety and security of our homeland through education and cross-designation. OSLC has instituted ICE ACCESS (Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to Enhance Safety and Security), an umbrella of services offered for assistance to local law enforcement officers to combat specific challenges in their communities. |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |