#ICE #agents are #federal law-enforcement #officers who work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( #ICE ), an #agency inside the Department of Homeland Security ( #DHS ). Think of ICE as the enforcement arm that shows up after immigration laws already exist on paper.
Here’s the clean breakdown, no fog machine 🎭
What ICE actually is
ICE was created in 2003, after 9/11, when DHS was formed. Its stated job is to enforce #immigration and #customs #laws inside the United States, not at the border.
ICE is split into two main branches: #🧵