ICE Annual Reports

"Fiscal Year 2006 (FY06) was a year of many records for ICE. Building upon the strong foundation established during its formative years, ICE in FY06 succeeded in implementing many new initiatives that are transforming the agency into a premiere 21st century law enforcement institution. During the last 12 months, ICE set new records for enforcement activity, ended the long-standing practice of 'catch and release,' launched major new initiatives, developed a framework for eliminating ICE's long-standing financial challenges, and improved the management and morale of the agency. In FY06, ICE set new records for worksite enforcement by increasing the number of arrests sevenfold over the last five years since the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) last full year of operation in 2002. ICE is now criminally charging and seizing the assets of unscrupulous employers to create the kind of deterrence that was previously absent in worksite enforcement efforts, and achieving measurable success. ICE also ended the practice of 'catch and release' along the borders, an accomplishment that many considered impossible in 2005 when only 29 percent of apprehended non-Mexican aliens were detained along the border. Using Expedited Removal authority, ICE succeeded in reducing the average length of stay in custody for aliens placed in expedited removal proceedings to approximately 19 days, down significantly from the average of 90 days for aliens in traditional proceedings."

"The following report includes a wide range of statistics, case reports and photos that, taken together, form the full picture of an agency driven by a commitment to protect the United States against those who would do harm to our people and our communities. […] U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, protects national security and upholds public safety by targeting criminal networks and terrorist organizations that seek to exploit vulnerabilities in our immigration system, in our financial networks, along our border, at federal facilities and elsewhere in order to do harm to the United States. […] In FY07, ICE enacted a multi-year strategy of improving immigration enforcement through more efficient management, focused enforcement efforts that target the most dangerous illegal aliens, worksite enforcement initiatives that target employers who defy immigration law and reducing the pull of the 'jobs magnet' that draws illegal workers across the border in search of employment. At the same time, ICE stepped up the battle against financial crime and the exploitation of legitimate financial networks by criminal organizations using methods to earn, move and store illicit funding needed to support their criminal enterprises. Recognizing that partnerships are essential, ICE worked closely across agency boundaries with law enforcement colleagues at the local, state and federal level and across international boundaries to form a united front against criminal enterprises and terrorist organizations that threaten public safety and national security."

"This annual report is the third compendium issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the largest investigative agency in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This report covers the agency's activities from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008. [...] This report details the results ICE achieved in fulfilling that mission in fiscal year 2008 (FY08) as the agency marked the milestone of its five-year anniversary."