United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
	ICE logo
	HSI Special Agent badge
	ERO Officer badge
	Flag of ICE
Motto	"Protecting National Security and Upholding Public Safety"; HSI's motto: Honor, Service, Integrity
Agency overview
Formed	March 1, 2003
Preceding agency	Criminal investigation resources of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and United States Customs Service;
Employees	21,800+ (2025)
Annual budget	$9.13 billion (2025)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	United States
Specialist jurisdictions	Customs, excise and gambling.; Immigration;
Operational structure
Headquarters	500 12th Street SW; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Agency executive	Todd Lyons, Acting Director;
Parent agency	United States Department of Homeland Security
Website
	ice.gov

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE; /aɪs/ ^ⓘ) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. ICE's stated mission is to protect the United States from transnational crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security and public safety.

ICE has two primary and distinct law enforcement components, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), in addition to three supporting divisions: Management & Program Administration, Office of Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) and Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).

ICE maintains domestic offices throughout the United States and detachments at major U.S. diplomatic missions overseas. ICE personnel (special agents and officers) do not patrol American borders; rather, that role is performed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The acting director is Todd Lyons; the agency has not had a Senate-confirmed director since Sarah Saldaña stepped down on January 20, 2017.