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= Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) =
= Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) =


Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the United States’ main interior-enforcement machine — the federal agency that takes over once you are *past* the border. It was created in 2003 under the Department of Homeland Security and quickly grew into one of the most aggressive domestic law-enforcement bodies in the country. ICE’s work is split between two powerful branches, each with its own mandate and culture: [[ICE List:Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)|Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)]] and [[ICE List:Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)|Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)]].
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the United States’ main interior-enforcement machine — the federal agency that takes over once you are *past* the border. It was created in 2003 under the Department of Homeland Security and quickly grew into one of the most aggressive domestic law-enforcement bodies in the country. ICE’s work is split between two powerful branches, each with its own mandate and culture: [[Enforcement and Removal Operations|Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)]] and [[Homeland Security Investigations|Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)]].


While CBP controls the borders, ICE focuses on the inside: arrests, detention, deportations, raids, investigations, and long-term surveillance. The agency frequently works with local police departments, sheriff’s offices, and federal task forces — often blurring lines between civil and criminal enforcement in ways that courts, advocates, and entire communities have challenged for years.
While CBP controls the borders, ICE focuses on the inside: arrests, detention, deportations, raids, investigations, and long-term surveillance. The agency frequently works with local police departments, sheriff’s offices, and federal task forces — often blurring lines between civil and criminal enforcement in ways that courts, advocates, and entire communities have challenged for years.