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Homeland Security Act of 2002

Post-9/11 United States law establishing the Department of Homeland Security

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Jan 13, 2026
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Who were the main proponents and opponents of ICE's creation in the US Senate and House of Representatives?

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency was created as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, a landmark reorganization passed by Congress in the wake of the September 11 attacks...

Oct 18, 2025
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What were the key events and controversies surrounding ICE's founding in 2003?

The available analyses agree that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was created in 2003 under the Homeland Security Act as part of a post-9/11 reorganization to strengthen national securi...

Jan 20, 2026

What protections do unaccompanied children have under U.S. immigration law and international treaties?

Unaccompanied children arriving in the United States are granted a distinct legal category and a set of procedural and substantive protections under U.S. law — principally the Trafficking Victims Prot...

Jan 9, 2026

to what historical organization or organizations is ICE most similar to

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is institutionally the direct heir to pre‑2003 U.S. immigration and customs agencies — principally the Immigration and Naturalization Service and portion...

Nov 30, 2025

What role did the Department of Health and Human Services play in sheltering unaccompanied minors under Obama?

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), was the federal agency legally charged with taking custody of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) ar...