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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Logo.svg
AbbreviationICE
Motto"Protecting National Security and Upholding Public Safety"
Predecessor•  Criminal investigation resources of the
•  United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
•  Investigative and intelligence resources of the
•  United States Customs Service
Parent organizationUS/Department/Homeland Security
HeadquartersWashington DC
Staff19,330
Interest ofAmnesty International USA

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a US based governmental group.

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Mass surveillance

Full article: Rated 3/5 Mass surveillance

In January 2018, the ICE was officially permitted to agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database. The system gave the agency access to billions of license plate records and new powers of real-time location tracking, raising concerns from civil liberties.[1]

Minimum Prisoner levels

Ghita Schwartz, Senior Staff Attorney for CCR, said, in releasing the report: “Almost all guaranteed minimums [of prisoners] are found in facilities that contract with private prison companies, and ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] actively collaborates with these companies to keep details of their contracts secret.”[2]

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