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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: [[ | 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. | ||