Privacy Office

Ensuring that personal information is respected and safeguarded is a key concern for all federal agencies today and is critical to earning the public’s trust. The ICE Privacy Office is responsible for ICE's compliance with federal privacy laws and policies. To accomplish this, the ICE Privacy Office:

  • Provides agency guidance and oversight regarding the collection, maintenance, use and dissemination of personal information on individuals;
  • Implements policies and procedures to protect personal privacy and enhance the quality of personal information held by ICE;
  • Works with relevant system and program managers to complete all required privacy compliance documentation;
  • Oversees the handling of any loss or breach of personal information held by ICE;
  • Addresses privacy complaints from employees and the public; and
  • Provides privacy advice, training and educational materials to all ICE personnel.

Mission

The Privacy Office sustains privacy protections and transparent government operations while supporting the ICE mission. The Privacy Office develops internal policies to protect personal privacy, promotes awareness of and compliance with privacy requirements and ensures that ICE technology systems have appropriate privacy protections in place.

Leadership

Privacy Officer, Lyn RahillyLyn Rahilly
Privacy Officer

Ms. Rahilly implements policies, procedures and initiatives that foster public trust in ICE by protecting personal privacy and enhancing the quality of personal data held by the agency. She is responsible for ICE's compliance with federal privacy laws, ensuring that information sharing policies and agreements provide appropriate protections for personal information, and training agency personnel on privacy issues.

Prior to her position as privacy officer, Ms. Rahilly was on assignment to the FBI, serving as the privacy and civil liberties officer and special assistant to the director of the U.S. Terrorist Screening Center (TSC). Among other responsibilities, she oversaw privacy and civil liberties issues. Ms. Rahilly established TSC's first privacy compliance program and the interagency redress process for persons submitting complaints about the terrorist watch list. She also provided counsel and advice on appropriate collection and use of personal data and responded to public, media and Congressional inquiries pertaining to privacy.

Ms. Rahilly has also served as deputy privacy officer and assistant chief counsel for information law at the Transportation Security Administration, and as an attorney at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Labor.

Ms. Rahilly earned her bachelor's degree in political science at Mary Washington College and her law degree at George Washington University Law School.

Contact

For questions about privacy at ICE, or to submit a privacy complaint concerning an ICE program, policy or action, please contact our office below.

Email: ICEPrivacy@dhs.gov

Main Number: (202) 732-3300

Mailing Address:

Privacy Office
Office of the Director
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
500 12th Street, SW, Mail Stop 5004
Washington, D.C. 20536-5004

Please do not contact this office with tips regarding violations of immigration, customs or other laws. To report any suspicious activity or suspected violations of law, please call 1-866-DHS-2-ICE (1-866-347-2423).

Related Links

Privacy Laws, Regulations and Authorities

Forms

  • ICE Form 60-001 Privacy Waiver for Authorizing Disclosure to a Third Party
    • English (PDF | 371 KB)
    • En Español (PDF | 413 KB)