Which department primarily deals with civil immigration enforcement within ICE?

• A. ICE HSI
• B. ICE ERO
• C. Department of Justice
• D. Department of Homeland Security

Answer: (B)

The department that primarily deals with civil immigration enforcement within ICE is the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). ERO is specifically tasked with the responsibility of managing the removal of individuals who are in the U.S. unlawfully, as well as enforcing immigration laws related to civil violations. This includes apprehending undocumented immigrants, processing them for removal, and ensuring compliance with immigration regulations.

While ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) focuses more on criminal investigations related to various crimes, including immigration-related offenses, it does not primarily handle civil immigration enforcement. The Department of Justice oversees legal proceedings and prosecutions concerning immigration statutes but does not directly manage enforcement operations. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encompasses ICE as a whole but does not deal with immigration enforcement at the specific operational level of ERO.