Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It is responsible for enforcing federal laws related to border control, customs, trade, and immigration. This includes investigating and prosecuting individuals and organizations involved in illegal immigration, human trafficking, and other crimes related to the illegal movement of people and goods across national borders. ICE also plays a role in the detention and removal of individuals who are in the country illegally, and in providing support and assistance to other law enforcement agencies.

 

 

ATEST Input for 2022 TIP Report on U.S. Government Trafficking Efforts
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ATEST Input for 2022 TIP Report on U.S. Government Trafficking Efforts

ByEyes on Trafficking News

February 23, 2022 • 2:05 pm • Terry FitzPatrick February 22, 2022 Dr. Kari Johnstone Acting Director U.S. State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (JTIP) RE: Request for Information for the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report, United States government input (86 FR 70562) Dear Dr. Johnstone: Thank you for the opportunity…

Agents with Homeland Security team to wear body cameras
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Agents with Homeland Security team to wear body cameras

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Agents with an investigative unit of the Department of Homeland Security will wear body cameras for the first time as part of a six-month pilot program that will focus on the costs and benefits of using the technology in federal law enforcement, officials said. The cameras will be used during the test…

The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere
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The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere

ByEyes on Trafficking News

How to address the ongoing threat of illegal drug use in the United States remains a persistent challenge. The activities of increasingly sophisticated transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) exacerbate that challenge for the whole of the Western Hemisphere. The incoming Biden administration should be especially wary of the likely inevitable growth of fentanyl shipment through maritime…