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The '''U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE''') is the investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It began in 2003 after a merge of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. It now has offices in all 50 states and 47 foreign countries.<ref name="overview">[http://www.ice.gov/about/overview/ Overview], ICE.gov.</ref>

The '''U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE''') is the investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It began in 2003 after a merging of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. It now has offices in all 50 states and 47 foreign countries.<ref name="overview">[http://www.ice.gov/about/overview/ Overview], ICE.gov.</ref>

Its primary mission is "to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration."<ref name="overview"></ref>

Its primary mission is "to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration."<ref name="overview"></ref>