United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE; /aɪs/ ⓘ) is a <a href="/facts/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States/UJvsMwEk">federal law enforcement agency</a> under the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security/jwz5gLfa">United States Department of Homeland Security</a>. ICE's stated mission is to protect the United States from transnational crime and <a href="/facts/Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States/BtcLkouj">illegal immigration</a> that threaten <a href="/facts/National_security_of_the_United_States/p27xGdWQ">national security</a> and <a href="/facts/Public_security/qrjPmFHH">public safety</a>.
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).
ICE maintains domestic offices throughout the United States and detachments at major <a href="/facts/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_the_United_States/SjbLoDud">U.S. diplomatic missions overseas</a>. ICE personnel (special agents and officers) do not patrol American borders; rather, that role is performed by <a href="/facts/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection/o80grAfX">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</a>.
The <a href="/facts/Director_of_the_U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement/agvXQC1W">acting director</a> is <a href="/facts/Todd_Lyons/ysyDulC9">Todd Lyons</a>; the agency has not had a <a href="/facts/Senate_confirmation/oKJFKzFg">Senate-confirmed</a> director since <a href="/facts/Sarah_Salda%25C3%25B1a/d6Anz9PU">Sarah Saldaña</a> stepped down on January 20, 2017.

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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement