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ICE combines innovative investigative techniques, new technological resources and a high level of professionalism to provide a wide range of investigative and security services to the public and our law enforcement partners at the federal, state and local levels.
The five main branches of ICE work together and separately, within ICE and with other law enforcement and intelligence entities to keep the United States secure.
The Office of Investigations investigates a wide range of domestic and international activities arising from the movement of people and goods that violate immigration and customs laws and threaten national security.
The Office of Detention and Removal Operations is responsible for public safety and national security by ensuring the departure from the United States of all removable aliens through the fair enforcement of the nation's immigration laws.
The Federal Protective Service is responsible for policing, securing and ensuring a safe environment in which federal agencies can conduct their business at more than 8,800 federal facilities nationwide.
The Office of Intelligence is responsible for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of strategic and tactical intelligence data for use by ICE and DHS.
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) conducts and coordinates international investigations involving transnational criminal organizations responsible for the illegal movement of people, goods and technology into and out of the United States.
Secretary Michael Chertoff heads the Department of Homeland Security, and Julie Myers the assistant secretary of ICE, its largest investigative branch. Within ICE are five main branches: the Office of Investigations, headed by Marcy Forman; the Office of Intelligence, headed by Susan E. Lane; the Office of Detention and Removal Operations, headed by James T. Hayes, Jr.; the Office of Federal Protective Service, headed by Gary W. Schenkel; and the Office of International Affairs, headed by Michael Feinberg.
ICE has more than 15,000 employees working in offices nationally and around the world. These employees represent the best talent from a pool of qualified candidates including recent college graduates, military retirees and law enforcement officials. An ICE employee might work as an Immigration Enforcement Agent, Federal Protective Service Inspector, or Criminal Investigator. To find out more about the people working for ICE, visit the Faces of ICE section. To find out more about working for ICE, visit our Careers section.
ICE is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with additional offices across the United States. ICE also has offices around the globe that work closely with foreign governments to target both human smuggling and trafficking organizations.
ICE investigates a wide range of national security, financial and smuggling violations including drug smuggling, human trafficking, illegal arms exports, financial crimes, commercial fraud, human smuggling, document fraud, money laundering, child pornography/exploitation and immigration fraud.
ICE’s many successes since it’s creation include progress spearheaded by the agency’s powerful initiatives and programs, including:
For more information, take a look at our fact sheets on ICE Accomplishments and/or our news releases for news on our current cases.
Notify ICE of inappropriate or suspicious behavior, including communications received by phone, fax, e-mail, third party, verbal communication or in writing. Always report crimes. To report suspicious activity, call our toll-free tip line at 1-866-DHS-2ICE.
ICE conducts a careful and thorough screening process to determine the best candidates for each position within the organization. To find out more about this process and about the different types of occupations within ICE, visit the Careers section. For more specific information on all current job vacancies visit www.USAjobs.gov.
You can learn more about how ICE ensures our nation's security by reading some of our fact sheets and recent news releases, and by signing up for our biweekly newsletter, Inside ICE.
To report suspicious activity, call our toll-free tip line at 1-866-DHS-2ICE or view our Contact Us page for more information.