CIANA Explains: ICE, CBP, and Other Federal Immigration Agencies
In the years following the 9/11 attacks, the United States passed the Homeland Security Act which created the immigration enforcement system that operates today. The Act was responsible for the founding of numerous federal agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), all of which play unique roles in the application of immig