Aug 31, 2016 · As Donald Trump prepares to flesh out his immigration platform in a speech Wednesday, here are five things to know about how President Obama has gone about enforcing current immigration laws.

Barack Obama was famously labeled “deporter in chief” by critics in the immigrant-rights community, even as enforcement-first advocates accused his administration of being soft on unauthorized immigrants. Which perception is accurate?

Mar 14, 2017 · One of its components was the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is now known as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In response to the 9/11 tragedy, lawmakers gave ICE a unique combination of civil and criminal authorities to protect national security and strengthen public safety.

Jan. 21, 2013 -- When President Barack Obama took the oath of office four years ago, immigration reform seemed possible, if not a high priority on the president's agenda. But immigration took a backseat to healthcare and the economy. Reform went nowhere. Instead, Obama became a hawk on enforcement.

Over the summer, DHS sent hundreds of Border Patrol agents and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel to the Southwest border, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) reordered dockets in immigration courts to prioritize removal cases of recent border crossers.

Nov 20, 2014 · These executive actions crack down on illegal immigration at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and require certain undocumented immigrants to pass a criminal background check and pay their fair share of taxes as they register to temporarily stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation.

Obama’s 2014 Executive Order also meant increasing the number of agents at the border, and applying changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to make personnel closer to traditional law enforcement officers.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE; / aɪ s /) is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.ICE's stated mission is to protect the United States from cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security and public safety. [3] [4]The ICE mission is executed through the enforcement of …

On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced his Immigration Accountability Executive Action which would revise some U.S. immigration policies and initiate several programs, including a revised border security policy for the Southwest border; deferred action programs for some unauthorized aliens; revised interior enforcement priorities; chang...

Jan 24, 2025 · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). CBP prevents drugs, weapons, and terrorists and other inadmissible persons from entering the country. ICE enforces criminal and civil laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration. USCIS oversees lawful immigration to the United States and naturalization of new American citizens.