ICE has a broad range of law enforcement authorities, with responsibility for enforcing more than 400 federal statutes related to national security and public safety.

Among ICE's key programs and initiatives are the following:

Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to Enhance Safety and Security (ACCESS)

• Teams with state and local law enforcement agencies to combat specific criminal and public safety challenges in their communities. Read more

Asset Forfeiture/Equitable Sharing

• Seizes the assets of criminal organizations and, when eligible, shares proceeds with participating law enforcement partners. Read more

Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST)

• Investigate and dismantle transnational criminal enterprises at U.S. borders and key seaports. Read more

Border Violence Intelligence Cell

• Central point for timely analysis of all-source intelligence and information exchange on criminal activity at the border.

Bulk Cash Smuggling Center

• Tactical intelligence center dedicated to the collection, analysis and targeting of transnational criminal organizations transporting bulk currency. Read more

Cornerstone

• Targets criminal financial and trade schemes used to earn, move and store illicit funds and conducts industry outreach. Read more

Criminal Alien Program

• Identifies criminal aliens incarcerated in U.S. prisons and jails for removal when sentences are complete. Read more

Customs Cross-Designation

• Grants customs investigations authority for selected task force operations. Read more

Cyber Crimes Center

• Provides ICE field offices with computer-aided technical and investigative services. Read more

Delegation of Immigration Authority, 287(g)

• Trains and grants specific, supervised authority to state and local law enforcement partners to enforce immigration laws. Read more

Document and Benefit Fraud Task Forces

• Combat fraudulent documentation and other immigration violations. Read more

Extraterritorial Criminal Travel Strike Force

• Combats transnational human smuggling organizations. Read more

Forensic Document Lab

• Combats travel and identity document fraud through analysis and operations support services. Read more

Fugitive Operation Teams

• Apprehend and remove fugitive aliens, especially those with criminal convictions, from the United States. Read more

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force

• Participates in task force to coordinate drug control efforts among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Read more

ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE)

• Partners with employers to promote the use of screening tools, best practices and continuing education to achieve a legal workforce. Read more

Integrated Border Enforcement Teams

• Disrupts cross-border criminal activity.

Joint Terrorism Task Force

• As the second largest federal participant, ICE provides immigration and customs expertise to counterterrorism investigations. Read more

Law Enforcement Support Center

• Provides information to officers in the field on individual immigration status of suspects. Read more

National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center

• Combats criminal trade in counterfeit goods. Read more

Operation Armas Cruzadas

• Targets and investigates the illegal movements of weapons at the southwest border. Read more

Operation Community Shield

• Dismantles transnational gang organizations. Read more

Operation Firewall

• Combats bulk cash smuggling. Read more

Operation Predator

• Protects children from sexual exploitation. Read more

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force

• Identifies, disrupts and dismantles international narcotics trafficking organizations. Read more

Project Shield America

• Identifies and investigates the illegal export of U.S. munitions and sensitive technology through cooperation with the military and dual-use technology manufacturers. Read more

Rapid REPAT

• Expedites removal of criminal aliens incarcerated in U.S. prisons and jails by allowing selected aliens to accept early release in exchange for voluntary removal from the United States. Read more

Secure Communities

• Focuses federal resources on assisting local communities by identifying and removing high-risk criminal aliens. Read more

Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)

• Manages information on international students and exchange visitors in the United States along with their dependents. Read more

Trade Transparency Unit

• Targets trade-based money laundering around the world. Read more

Worksite Enforcement

• Targets employers of illegal workers, especially at critical infrastructure worksites. Read more

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