| The Immigration Customs Enforcement agency | | | | Immigration Enforcement Agent |
| (I.C.E.) is one of the largest investigative agencies | | | | This is the profession of individuals that physically |
| in the Department of Homeland Security. This | | | | pursue and detain the illegal aliens that cross into |
| agency is responsible for carrying out security | | | | this country. They are in charge of enforcing the |
| missions in over four hundred offices across the | | | | immigration laws including the arrest and relocation |
| country. I.C.E. is best known for its law | | | | of illegal immigrants back to their country of origin. |
| enforcement functions but it also has a wide | | | | When individual's think of armed responders in the |
| variety of both administrative and professional | | | | I.C.E. this is the profession they are considering. |
| support jobs as well. The best known law | | | | What are the Benefits of Being and Immigration |
| enforcement positions with the I.C.E. are | | | | Customs Enforcement Agent? |
| Deportation Officer, Detention and Deportation | | | | There are many benefits to working for this |
| Officer, and Immigration Enforcement Agent. | | | | agency. There are paid vacations, retirement |
| There are many other jobs as well, but those will | | | | benefits, full coverage health care, and many |
| not be found through normal search channels. One | | | | more. Beyond the benefits package there is a |
| of the noted, but far more difficult jobs to | | | | chance to perform a needed purposes. While |
| acquire is that of Special Agent. | | | | some people argue about the nature of immigrant |
| What Does a Deportation Officer Do? | | | | rights there still must be people to enforce the |
| This officer of the Immigration Customs | | | | laws currently in place. The individuals in the I.C.E. |
| Enforcement agency is responsible for a great | | | | are the first line of defense against illegal |
| deal of the legal work in regards to deporting | | | | immigration practices. It is believed that most |
| illegal aliens. The perform legal research and help | | | | illegal immigrants come to the United States |
| to support attorneys during the legal process of | | | | simply to work and obtain a better life. However, |
| documenting and deporting said aliens. They will | | | | the minority of those individuals come for illegal |
| also undertake actions that involve both legal and | | | | activities such as weapons smuggling and drug |
| illegal aliens during the different stages of exclusion | | | | running. There are legal methods of immigrating to |
| and deportation proceedings. | | | | this country and working for this agency |
| Detention and Deportation Officer | | | | guarantees that you will help that to remain true |
| These officers actually undertake the coordination | | | | while attempting to safeguard the country. |
| of the detainment of illegal aliens. They are in | | | | Once education and training is completed, there |
| charge of recommending administrative | | | | are a wide variety of rewarding Immigration |
| procedures, undertaking long range planning | | | | Customs Enforcement jobs available to those |
| practices, and grant guidance during detainment | | | | seeking them. |
| processes. | | | | |