Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE)

The Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE), or Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is a US agency within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for enforcing immigration laws and securing the nation's borders. ICE is currently newsworthy due to ongoing debates regarding its funding and operational practices. Recent events include a Senate vote to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, excluding immigration agencies like ICE and the Border Patrol, highlighting divisions within the Republican party. Furthermore, investigations have revealed that immigration raids during the Trump administration (specifically the beginning of his second term in 2025, according to the article) have led to the separation of at least 11,000 US citizen children from their parents, disproportionately affecting Latino families. This has brought renewed scrutiny to ICE's enforcement tactics and their impact on families, making its role and actions a significant point of contention in the immigration debate.