Terms
A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence.
An immigrant
What year was ICE created?
2003
“Immigration detention is the practice of incarcerating immigrants while they await a determination of their immigration status or potential deportation” (True/False)
True
Who does ICE target when conducting a raid?
Undocumented immigrants
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
A refugee
Which president founded ICE?
George W. Bush
The majority of detention centers are county jails and private prison companies. (True/False).
True
Who does ICE work with to gather information on people and target them?
Local police agencies
What does ICE stand for?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Which U.S. department is ICE under?
Department of Homeland Security
Over 200 detention centers
Where does ICE target/arrest people?
In their homes, workplace, and any public setting
What is the word for forcing a non-citizen to leave a country because of a lack of immigration status or other violation?
Deportation
Roughly how many offices does ICE have around the world?
Over 400 offices!
While in confinement, what type of basic needs are denied to immigrants?
Medical care, family contact, sanitary tools
Name at least one tactic that ICE uses to target and arrest immigrants.
Warrantees entry into a home, use of force, use of surveillance technology
An immigrant residing in a country without legal documentation is called...
An undocumented immigrant
What is the annual budget for ICE?
$8 Billion!
Since 2003, how many people have died while in ICE custody so far?
207
Roughly how many immigrants are arrested each year by ICE?
400,000