# On ICE (DD-488)

> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal agency within the Department of Homeland Security, created in 2003 after the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was dissolved. Its main divisions are Enforcement and Removal Operations, which handles immigration enforcement, and Homeland Security Investigations. The Reel was posted in February 2025, when ICE enforcement was prominent in U.S. news. The footage, credited to WGN News, shows ICE officers during an operation.

- Department: People
- First published: 2025-02-15
- Last updated: 2025-02-15
- Permalink: https://detailenjoyer.com/case/on-ice/
- Author: Marcus Easterling (DetailEnjoyer), The Detail Department

## On the timeline

- **2003**: ICE created

Full timeline: https://detailenjoyer.com/timeline/?case=on-ice

## Quick facts

- **DD-488-F01**: Federal, within DHS. _(Write-up · Exhibit A (Agency))_
- **DD-488-F02**: 2003. _(Write-up · Exhibit B (Created))_

## Write-up

ICE was created in 2003 after the INS was dissolved. It has enforcement and investigation arms.

1. **Agency**: Federal, within DHS.
2. **Created**: 2003.
3. **Predecessor**: INS.
4. **ERO**: Enforcement and Removal Operations.
5. **HSI**: Homeland Security Investigations.

## Reel vs. record

- **Note**: None needed.

## Video: On ICE: ICE Was Created in 2003 After the INS Was Dissolved

- Duration: 23.6 s · Published: 2025-02-15
- File: https://detailenjoyer.com/assets/videos/DGGPZjipjUv.mp4

### Transcript

Immigration and [...] federal agency [...] enforcing [...] and maintaining [...] after the dissolution [...] Service or INS, [...] Enforcement and [...] Investigations. NOW YOU KNOW!

## Questions & answers

**Q: ICE is part of?**  
A: Department. _(Source: Write-up · Exhibit A (Agency) · Wikipedia: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)_

**Q: Created?**  
A: Post-9/11. _(Source: Write-up · Exhibit B (Created) · Wikipedia: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)_

**Q: Predecessor?**  
A: Dissolved. _(Source: Write-up · Exhibit C (Predecessor) · Wikipedia: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)_

**Q: HSI stands for?**  
A: Division. _(Source: Write-up · Exhibit D (ERO) · Wikipedia: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)_

**Q: ERO handles?**  
A: Immigration. _(Source: Write-up · Exhibit E (HSI) · Wikipedia: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)_

## Sources

- [Wikipedia: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement)

## Cite this case file

Easterling, Marcus. "On ICE." The Detail Department (DetailEnjoyer), case file DD-488, last updated Feb 15, 2025. https://detailenjoyer.com/case/on-ice/