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{{Short description|US federal law enforcement agency}}
{{Short description|US federal law enforcement agency}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}'''U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE'''; {{IPAc-en|aɪ|s}}) is a [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|federal law enforcement agency]] under the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|U.S. Department of Homeland Security]]. ICE's stated mission is to protect the United States from cross-border crime and undocumented immigration that threaten [[National security of the United States|national security]] and public safety.<ref>{{cite web |title=What We Do |url=https://www.ice.gov/overview |website=U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security |access-date=14 July 2019 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604010102/https://www.ice.gov/overview |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Enforcement and Removal Operations |url=https://www.ice.gov/ero |website=U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref>
{{Infobox law enforcement agency
| agencyname        = U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
| patch            = [[File:Logo of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.svg|250px]]
| patchcaption      = ICE logo
| logo              = Badge of a U.S. Homeland Security Investigations special agent.svg
| logocaption      = HSI Special Agent badge
| badge            = ICE ERO Officer Badge.png
| badgecaption      = ERO Officer badge
| flag              =
| flagcaption      =
| image_size        = 110px
| motto            = "Protecting National Security and Upholding Public Safety"<br />HSI's motto: Honor, Service, Integrity
| formed            = {{Start date and age|2003|3|1}}
| preceding1        = Criminal investigation resources of the [[United States Immigration and Naturalization Service]] and [[United States Customs Service]]
| employees        = 20,000+ (2016)
| budget            = $7.6 billion (FY 2018)<ref>Cristobal Ramón, [https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/interior-enforcement-under-the-trump-administration-by-numbers-part-one-removals/ Interior Enforcement Under the Trump Administration by The Numbers: Part One, Removals], Bipartisan Policy Project (June 19, 2019).</ref>
| country          = United States
| speciality1      = customs
| speciality2      = immigration
| headquarters      = 500 12th Street SW<br />[[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| minister1pfo      = [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]]
| chief1name        = [[Patrick Lechleitner|Patrick J. Lechleitner]]
| chief1position    = [[Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|Acting Director]]<ref name="leadership"/>
| chief2name        = [[Staci A. Barrera]]
| chief2position    = Acting Deputy Director<ref name="leadership"/>
| parentagency      = [[United States Department of Homeland Security]]
| website          = {{URL|www.ice.gov|ice.gov}}
}}
 
'''U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE'''; {{IPAc-en|aɪ|s}}) is a [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|federal law enforcement agency]] under the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|U.S. Department of Homeland Security]]. ICE's stated mission is to protect the United States from cross-border crime and undocumented immigration that threaten [[National security of the United States|national security]] and public safety.<ref>{{cite web |title=What We Do |url=https://www.ice.gov/overview |website=U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security |access-date=14 July 2019 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604010102/https://www.ice.gov/overview |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Enforcement and Removal Operations |url=https://www.ice.gov/ero |website=U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref>


The ICE mission is executed through the enforcement of more than 400 federal statutes and focuses on customs violations, immigration enforcement, preventing terrorism and combating the illegal movement of people and goods.<ref>{{cite web |title=What We Do |url=https://www.ice.gov/overview  |publisher=U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement |access-date=July 30, 2018 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604010102/https://www.ice.gov/overview |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Enforcement and Removal Operations |url=https://www.ice.gov/ero#wcm-survey-target-id |publisher=U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement |access-date=April 9, 2019}}</ref> ICE has two primary and distinct law enforcement components, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), in addition to three supporting divisions: Management & Program Administration, Office of Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) and Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ice.gov/about-ice |publisher=U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement |access-date=24 November 2021|title=Who We Are}}</ref>
The ICE mission is executed through the enforcement of more than 400 federal statutes and focuses on customs violations, immigration enforcement, preventing terrorism and combating the illegal movement of people and goods.<ref>{{cite web |title=What We Do |url=https://www.ice.gov/overview  |publisher=U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement |access-date=July 30, 2018 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604010102/https://www.ice.gov/overview |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Enforcement and Removal Operations |url=https://www.ice.gov/ero#wcm-survey-target-id |publisher=U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement |access-date=April 9, 2019}}</ref> ICE has two primary and distinct law enforcement components, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), in addition to three supporting divisions: Management & Program Administration, Office of Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) and Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ice.gov/about-ice |publisher=U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement |access-date=24 November 2021|title=Who We Are}}</ref>
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