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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)

Last Updated: October 27, 2021 | Publication

Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas Memo

This memorandum provides guidance for ICE and CBP enforcement actions in or near areas that require special protection. It is effective immediately.

Last Updated: October 27, 2021 | Site Page

Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas

A comprehensive policy to guide enforcement actions and provide an expanded, non-exhaustive list of protected areas.

Last Updated: July 14, 2017 | Publication

Fact Sheet: Artesia Temporary Holding Facility for Adults with Children in Expedited Removal

Fact Sheet on the Artesia Temporary Holding Facility for Adults with Children in Expedited Removal.

Last Updated: May 19, 2016 | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest hearing titled “Declining Deportations and Increasing Criminal Alien Releases – The Lawless Immigration Policies of the Obama Administration”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations Executive Associate Director Thomas Homan addresses how ICE works with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to smartly and effectively enforce the nation’s immigration laws. 

Last Updated: April 28, 2016 | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE Director for a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing titled “Criminal Aliens Released by the Department of Homeland Security”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña addresses the detention and removal of criminal aliens by ICE.

Last Updated: February 23, 2016 | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The Unaccompanied Children Crisis: Does the Administration Have a Plan to Stop the Border Surge and Adequately Monitor the Children?”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations Executive Associate Director Thomas Homan addresses ICE’s role in addressing issues related to unaccompanied children arriving in the United States.

Last Updated: December 2, 2015 | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE Director for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “Oversight of the Administration’s Criminal Alien Removal Policies”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña addresses the role ICE plays in the arrest, detention, and removal of individuals meeting the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement priorities.

Last Updated: July 21, 2015 | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE Director for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “Oversight of the Administration’s Misdirected Immigration Enforcement Policies: Examining the Impact of Public Safety and Honoring the Victims”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña outlines the role the dedicated men and women of ICE play in the apprehension, detention, and removal of individuals unlawfully present in the United States and the critical work ICE investigators perform to disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations operating in and affecting American communities.

Last Updated: July 7, 2015 | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “The 2014 Humanitarian Crisis at our Border: A Review of the Government’s Response to Unaccompanied Minors One Year Later”

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations Assistant Director of Field Operations Philip Miller reviews ICE’s role in addressing issues related to unaccompanied children arriving in the United States.

Last Updated: March 19, 2015 | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE Director for a House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform hearing titled “A Review of the DHS’ Policies and Procedures for the Apprehension, Detention, and Release of Non-Citizens Unlawfully Present in the U.S. (Part II)”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña addresses the policies and procedures related to Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.