Their predecessor, Immigration and Naturalization Services, was split up after 9/11 with the creation of Homeland Security. ICE was established as the immigration law enforcement division, and Customs and Border Patrol as another, somehow worse enforcement division. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the department that actually handles legal immigration.
Their predecessor, Immigration and Naturalization Services, was split up after 9/11 with the creation of Homeland Security. ICE was established as the immigration law enforcement division, and Customs and Border Patrol as another, somehow worse enforcement division. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the department that actually handles legal immigration.