Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) is charged with the arrest, detention and removal of certain non-citizens. In certain situations, ICE may com to your worksite to arrest such a non-citizen. Below is a guidance on the issues.
ICE Priorities: The Enforcement & Removal Operations (ERO) division of ICE has announced that it will target non-citizens with serious criminal convictions and those who were ordered removed by an Immigration Judge but failed to depart the U.S.
Civil Arrests with an Administrative Warrant from the Agency: Most immigration status violations are a civil matter, not criminal. ICE has authority to issue civil administrative warrants to take custody of individuals that it has probable cause to believe are removable from the U.S. These are signed by ICE immigration officers.
Federal Criminal Arrests with a Warrant from a Federal Judge: Individuals are subject to criminal arrest by ICE if they have:
• Been ordered removed but never departed the U.S.;
• Re-entered the U.S. after being removed;...
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