ICE
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| Industry: | Government |
| Founded: | 2003 |
| Headquarters: | 500 12th St., SW Washington, D.C. 20536 |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | ice.gov |
| Facebook: | ICE Facebook |
| LinkedIn: | ICE LinkedIn |
| Twitter: |  @wwwicegov
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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.[1]
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."[1]
Seizures
In November 2012, the ICE, along with European law enforcement agencies and Europol, seized 132 domain names on the 2012 Cyber Monday shopping holiday, in what were called operation Project Cyber Monday 3 and Project Transatlantic. According to ICE, the domain names seized were selling counterfeit goods, marking the third year that the Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) in Washington, D.C. has targeted similar operations during this time.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Overview, ICE.gov.
- ↑ ICE, European law enforcement agencies and Europol seize 132 domain names selling counterfeit merchandise in 'Project Cyber Monday 3' and 'Project Transatlantic' operations, ICE.gov. Published 26 November 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.