U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ICE
gptkbp:budget over $7 billion
gptkbp:collaboratesWith international law enforcement agencies
local law enforcement agencies
gptkbp:controversy criticized for detention practices
criticized for family separations
subject of calls for abolition by some activists
gptkbp:director Patrick J. Lechleitner (acting, as of 2024)
gptkbp:employs support staff
special agents
deportation officers
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act
border security laws
customs laws
federal criminal laws
trade laws
gptkbp:firstDirector gptkb:Michael_J._Garcia
gptkbp:formed March 1, 2003
gptkbp:hasDivision gptkb:Enforcement_and_Removal_Operations
gptkb:Homeland_Security_Investigations
gptkbp:hasSeal Seal of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.svg
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:logo Seal of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.svg
gptkbp:motto Protecting National Security and Upholding Public Safety
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 20,000 employees
gptkbp:operates gptkb:ICE_Air_Operations
gptkb:ICE_Detention_Facilities
gptkb:Victims_of_Immigration_Crime_Engagement_Office
gptkbp:oversees deportations
detention centers
immigration raids
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Homeland_Security
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Federal_Protective_Service
gptkb:Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service
gptkb:U.S._Customs_Service
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Secretary_of_Homeland_Security
gptkbp:responsibleFor immigration enforcement
enforcing federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration
investigating criminal and terrorist activity of foreign nationals
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:Enforcement_and_Removal_Operations
gptkb:Homeland_Security_Investigations
gptkb:Office_of_the_Principal_Legal_Advisor
gptkbp:website https://www.ice.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Department_of_Homeland_Security
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4