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ICE officers and special agents career tracks and specializations
A bachelor’s degree is the baseline qualification for most ICE special agent (HSI Criminal Investigator) hiring paths, with preference for majors tied to criminal justice, law, finance, cyber, intelli...
ICE agents typically start at GL/GS entry grades (GL-5/GL-7/GL-9 or GS-5/GS-7 depending on qualifications) and can progress by a mix of automatic career‑ladder steps up to GS-12 and competitive promot...
ICE officers and special agents typically begin in one of two career tracks—Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) for deportation and custody work, or Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for cri...