ICE consists of three directorates to accomplish the agency’s mission, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Management and Administration (M&A).
ICE's 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.
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ICE executes its mission through the enforcement of more than 400 federal statutes, focusing on preventing terrorism, immigration enforcement and combating transnational crime.
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Field Legal Operations (FLO), OPLA’s largest component, comprises a headquarters team and 26 Offices of Chief Counsel (OCCs) across the United States. The OCCs are responsible for representing DHS in detained and non-detained removal cases before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). FLO also supports OPLA’s full-service legal model with employment attorneys on location in the field and attorneys embedded with their local ICE Special Agents in Charge offices.
