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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ICE’s stated mission is to protect the United States from the cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security and public safety. ICE has two primary and distinct law enforcement components:

 Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) is responsible for enforcing the nation’s immigration laws and primarily deals with the deportation and removal of undocumented noncitizens.

 Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is the primary investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security and primarily deals with threats to national security such as human trafficking and drug smuggling.

The United States continues to welcome nonimmigrants and immigrants who seek opportunity in the country while excluding terrorists and their supporters. Under the heading of immigration enforcement, the mission of ICE is to

 Detect and remove those who are living in the United States unlawfully

 Detain and remove criminal aliens from the country

 Apprehend and prosecute illegal aliens and workers, including performing worksite enforcement of immigration laws

 Enforce laws regarding immigration document fraud

 Decide matters of removal from the United States