U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE or Agency) will use this Facebook page for external relations (communications/outreach/public dialogue), to make information and services widely available to the general public, and promote transparency and accountability. ICE Office of Public Affairs serves as the executive agent for the ICE Facebook page and controls who at the Agency has access to make changes to the page.
Facebook is a third-party social networking tool and its privacy policy can be found at http://www.facebook.com/policy.php. The DHS privacy policy and Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) govern the Agency's use of Facebook from a privacy perspective. The DHS privacy policy can be found at http://www.dhs.gov/xutil/gc_1157139158971.shtm#0. The DHS PIA “Use of Social Networking Interactions and Applications,” September 16, 2010, can be found at www.dhs.gov/privacy.
Users engaging the ICE Facebook page expect privacy protections while interacting with the Agency. ICE will not use this Facebook page to: 1) actively seek personally identifiable information (PII); 2) search Facebook for or by PII; and 3) ”friend” or “like” public users proactively without a waiver from the DHS Privacy Office (exclusion is made to “friending” or “liking” other U.S. federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies.) To the extent a user posts or sends PII to the Agency's Facebook page, ICE will use the minimum amount necessary to accomplish a purpose authorized by statute, executive order, or regulation.
ICE will use this Facebook page to: 1) establish user names and passwords to form profiles; 2) accept “fan” or “like” requests from public user accounts; and 3) interact on Facebook on official Agency business.
The information posted on this Facebook page is available to the individual posting and to any and all users on the ICE Facebook page who are able to access the public-facing side of the account. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, do not include full names, phone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, case numbers or any other sensitive PII of any individuals in your comments or responses.
The above content was last reviewed / modified on May 7, 2015.
ICE Facebook Comment Policy
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Facebook page welcomes your comments. Comments posted to the ICE Facebook page are subject to Facebook's usage, abuse, and comment policies at http://www.facebook.com/policy.php. Your comments are public and available to anyone visiting the ICE Facebook page.
To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, do not include full names, phone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, case numbers or any other sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) of any individuals in your comments.
ICE does not moderate comments on the ICE Facebook page prior to posting, but reserves the right to remove any materials that pose a security or privacy risk. Additionally, ICE reserves the right to review all comments and remove any that contain profanity, personal attacks of any kind, spam, refer to Federal Civil Service employees or other individuals by name, otherwise contain PII, contain offensive terms that target specific ethnic or racial groups, promote commercial products, are geared toward the success or failure of a partisan political party, group, or candidate, incite hate, or are subject to a claim of infringement or deemed to be an infringement of intellectual property, or that is otherwise objectionable. Any opinions expressed by commentators on the ICE Facebook page, except as specifically noted, are solely those of the individual offering commentary, and do not reflect any ICE policy, endorsement, or action.
Use of a Facebook page is governed by the Facebook Privacy Policy at http://www.facebook.com/policy.php. Only ICE employees acting in their official capacity are authorized representatives to administer ICE Facebook pages. All postings and content are considered property of ICE, and ICE retains the authority to remove or limit its distribution.
Any references to commercial entities, products, services, or other nongovernmental organizations or individuals that remain on the ICE Facebook page are provided solely for the information of individuals visiting the ICE Facebook page. ICE does not endorse, support, or otherwise promote any private or commercial entity or the information, products, or services contained on those websites that may be reached through links on the ICE Facebook page.
Any ICE Facebook page is not to be used for the following:
- Reporting criminal activity. Individuals with information for law enforcement should contact their local law enforcement agency.
- Reporting suspected violations of United States immigration law or suspicious activity. Individuals who wish to report suspicious activity should call ICE toll-free at 1-866-DHS-2ICE.
- Sending questions or status inquiries about any specific case involving ICE. Instead, individuals should contact ICE directly via contact information made available on our main website at https://www.ice.gov/contact.
- Requesting ICE services or general questions. Instead, individuals should contact ICE directly via contact information made available on our main website at https://www.ice.gov/contact to get help.
- Submitting unsolicited proposals, or other business ideas or inquiries. The ICE Facebook page is not to be used for contracting or commercial business.
- Submitting any claim, demand, informal or formal complaint, or any other form of legal and/or administrative notice or process, or for the exhaustion of any legal and/or administrative remedy.
ICE does not guarantee or warrant that any information posted by individuals on the ICE Facebook page is correct, and disclaims any liability for any loss or damage resulting from reliance on any such information. ICE may not be able to verify, does not warrant or guarantee, and assumes no liability for, anything posted on the ICE Facebook page by any other person.
Members of the media are directed to send questions to ICE Office of Public Affairs through their normal channels.
The above content was last reviewed / modified on May 7, 2015.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE or Agency) will use this Twitter feed for external relations (communications/outreach/public dialogue), to make information and services widely available to the general public, and promote transparency and accountability. ICE Office of Public Affairs serves as the executive agent for the ICE Twitter feed and controls who at the Agency has access to make changes to the page. The ICE Twitter feed is not intended to be a means by which ICE and the general public will communicate about individual matters.
Twitter is a third-party social networking tool and its privacy policy can be found at http://twitter.com/privacy. The DHS privacy policy and Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) govern the website's use of Twitter from a privacy perspective. The DHS privacy policy can be found at http://www.dhs.gov/xutil/gc_1157139158971.shtm#0. The DHS PIA “Use of Social Networking Interactions and Applications,” September 16, 2010, can be found at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy.
ICE will not use this Twitter feed to: 1) actively seek personally identifiable information (PII); 2) search Twitter for or by PII; and 3) “follow” public users proactively. ICE will use this Twitter feed to: 1) establish user names and passwords to form profiles and 2) interact on Twitter on official Agency business. Twitter users can choose to follow the ICE Twitter feed, which will provide them with the information DHS delivers on the ICE Twitter feed.
Only ICE provides content through this Twitter feed. Any other Twitter user has the ability to re-“tweet” (i.e., republish) or comment on content provided by ICE through the ICE Twitter feed. ICE does not moderate public comments which refer to comments posted in the ICE Twitter feed. Comments made on Twitter are public. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, do not include full names, phone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, case numbers or any other sensitive PII of any individuals in your tweets or comments.
This section was last reviewed / modified on May 7, 2015.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE or Agency) will use this YouTube feed for external relations (communications/outreach/public dialogue), to make information and services widely available to the general public, and promote transparency and accountability. ICE Office of Public Affairs serves as the executive agent for the ICE YouTube feed and controls who at the Agency has access to make changes to the page. The ICE YouTube feed is not intended to be a means by which ICE and the general public will communicate about individual matters.
YouTube is a third-party social networking tool and its privacy policy can be found at http://YouTube.com/privacy. The DHS privacy policy and Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) govern the website's use of YouTube from a privacy perspective. The DHS privacy policy can be found at http://www.dhs.gov/xutil/gc_1157139158971.shtm#0. The DHS PIA “Use of Social Networking Interactions and Applications,” September 16, 2010, can be found at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy.
ICE will not use this YouTube feed to: 1) actively seek personally identifiable information (PII); 2) search YouTube for or by PII; and 3) “follow” public users proactively. ICE will use this YouTube feed to: 1) establish user names and passwords to form profiles and 2) interact on YouTube on official Agency business. YouTube users can choose to view videos on the ICE YouTube page, which will provide them with the information DHS delivers on ICE YouTube.
Only ICE provides content through ICE YouTube. The information posted on this YouTube page is available to the individual posting and to any and all users on the ICE YouTube page.
This section was last reviewed / modified on May 7, 2015.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will use this Instagram page for external relations (communications/outreach/public dialogue), to make photos and images widely available to the general public, and promote transparency and accountability. ICE Office of Public Affairs (OPA) serves as the executive agent for the ICE Instagram page and controls who at the Department has access to make changes to the page.
Instagram is a third-party social networking photo and image sharing tool and its privacy policy can be found at help.instagram.com/155833707900388. The ICE privacy policy governs ICE’s use of Instagram from a privacy perspective. The ICE privacy policy can be found at https://www.ice.gov/legal.
Users engaging the ICE Instagram page expect privacy protections while interacting with the agency. ICE will only post photos and images and, to the extent possible, will not allow the posting of public comments associated with these images. ICE will not use this Instagram page to: 1) actively seek PII; 2) search Instagram for or by PII; and 3) “view” public users’ photos and images proactively without a waiver from the ICE Privacy Office (exclusion is made to “viewing” other U.S. federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies.) To the extent a user posts or sends PII to ICE’s Instagram page, ICE will use the minimum amount necessary to accomplish a purpose authorized by statute, executive order, or regulation.
ICE will use this Instagram page to: 1) establish user names and passwords to form profiles; 2) accept requests from public user accounts to view ICE photos and images; and 3) post photos and images on Instagram related to official ICE business. ICE may share photos and images posted on the ICE Instagram page if there is a demonstrated need to know, and will only post photos and images after it has been appropriately approved and vetted by ICE OPA.
The photos and images posted on the ICE Instagram page is available to the individual posting and to any and all users on the ICE Instagram page who are able to access the public-facing side of the account. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, do not post photos and images that include your full name, date of birth, social security number, address, phone numbers, email addresses, case numbers, or any other sensitive PII.
This section was last reviewed / modified on May 7, 2015.