ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security. ICE has become a symbol of the United States' aggressive immigration policies. The agency is primarily tasked with the location, detention, and deportation of undocumented immigrants who have already successfully crossed the border and are living in the US. ICE operates detention centers throughout the United States that detain immigrants who are apprehended. About 34,000 people are held in immigration detention on any given day, in over 500 detention centers, jails, and prisons nationwide. The agency has been subject of criticism and several controversies, including allegations…   Read more