ICE: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ICE is the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

ICE enforces immigration & customs laws.

ICE goes to worksites to check if the employees can work in the US legally.

ICE deports illegal aliens.

ICE stops human trafficking.

ICE stops illegal copying & the theft of intellectual property.

ICE is frequently in the news. ICE is sometimes confused with the USCIS.

• ICE and USCIS are two separate departments under the Department of Homeland Security.
• ICE does the law enforcement job of the old INS (USCIS) and Customs departments.
  

USCIS is the US Citizenship and Immigration Service.

• USCIS helps people to immigrate to the US.
• After they fulfill the residency requirement, people can become naturalized US citizens.