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2008 ICE Annual Report Cover

Programs

With more than 17,200 employees and an annual budget of nearly $5 billion, ICE has broad law enforcement powers and authorities, with responsibility for enforcing more than 400 federal statutes within the United States. Under those authorities, ICE's five operational divisions are responsible for enforcing laws that ensure national security and public safety.

By bringing together customs and immigration enforcement authorities under one roof, ICE can fight crime and terrorist activity in ways not possible prior to the founding of DHS. Investigators on immigration cases can track the money trails that support smuggling and document fraud operations; financial investigators have additional tools in using immigration violations to build cases against criminals; sexual predators that prey on the innocent are more readily targeted than ever before.

Moreover, ICE has a sizable international presence, with more than 50 offices around the globe coordinating activities with partners in foreign governments on a wide range of investigative matters, including visa security, illegal arms trafficking, document and identity fraud, drug trafficking, child pornography and sex tourism, immigration and customs fraud, intellectual property rights violations, financial crime, human smuggling and trafficking, and much more.

Topics of Interest

Family Residential Standards

Each standard is written to ensure that all aspects of operation are consistent with national best practices and provide for a dignified and respectful environment. Read More

Financial and Trade Investigations

Financial investigations are essential if we are to beat the criminals at their trade. Although they are often long and complex investigations, following the money trail allows law enforcement to identify and dismantle international criminal networks, and to seize their proceeds and related assets. ICE, along with its sister agencies under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is charged with protecting the nation's borders, which includes investigating the illicit flow of money in and out of the United States. Read More

Forensic Document Laboratory (FDL)

The Forensic Document Lab's mission is to detect and deter domestic and international travel and identity document fraud by providing a wide variety of forensic and support services to all Department of Homeland Securitycomponents, including ICE, Customs and Border Protection, Citizenship and Immigration Services, the United States Secret Service, and the United States Coast Guard. The FDL also supports other federal, state, and local agencies, as well as foreign government law enforcement and border control entities. Read More

Special Registration

The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), also known as Special Registration, is for foreign nationals wishing to enter the United States on a temporary basis – such as for tourism, medical treatment, business, temporary work, study, or other, similar reasons. In addition to applying for a nonimmigrant visa, these foreign nationals must use this special registration system – a measure put in place after September 11, 2002, to keep track of those entering and leaving the country in order to safeguard U.S. citizens and America's borders. Read More

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