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The term “illegal immigrant” is offensive and used repeatedly in this article. Please change to a more neutral term like “undocumented immigrant” or “undocumented noncitizen”. 98.113.6.24 (talk) 01:21, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done its just a term, it's not being used pejoratively. Also, WP is not censored or a place to right great wrongs. - wolf 03:03, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Change "him or her" to "them" for gender neutrality. 93.139.166.51 (talk) 17:47, 19 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:01, 19 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sanctuary cities

This articles section on sanctuary cities reads like an op-ed it needs editing 2600:1700:2C90:C720:F8CF:FEF6:AA8C:F29D (talk) 21:56, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Crimes committed by illegal immigrants under sanctuary cities heading

Is this really relevant to the larger page regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement? I could see it as an appropriate addition to the linked page on sanctuary cities, but don't see how it's pertinent to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement directly, as the agency did not have any direct involvement in any of the criminal cases.

I propose that items regarding Ronil Singh, Tara O'Sullivan, Kate Steinle, Riley Jarecki, and the Sacramento County Sheriff Deputies be moved to the sanctuary cities page and removed from this one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dranomartini (talk • contribs) 06:30, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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ICE operations vs. Projects

What is the difference between a "Project" and an Operation. ICE seems to have "Operations" such as the Operation Community Shield, and "Projects" such as Project Southern Tempest

There are categories dedicated to ICE operations, that includes the Project's but none of the operations pages or project pages include any information to help understand the distinction. I think we might include that on the operation and project pages, or one of the parent pages. (Also, I was unable to find a publication on the naming schema for projects or operations) eximo (talk) 04:28, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

criticism of ICE

I feel that this page needs a separate criticism of ICE section. The page "abolish ICE" includes a link to criticism of ICE in the See Also section, which redirects to this page. But on this page, there is no criticism of section, and there seems to be no criticism of page. It seems to me that the page could be reorganized to provide a specific section addressing criticism. 2603:3003:4702:7300:ACD0:FBC1:4768:13BF (talk) 23:01, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

administrative reform

There was an administrative reform bill in congress introduced in october 2024 that still appears to be in the introduction stage. Would the content of this bill be irrelevant?FourLights (talk) 13:06, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do we have good sources on this?

"In interior offices, ERO officers primarily conduct targeted enforcement operations to apprehend immigrants engaged in serious criminal activity."

This might be biases from news sources, but it seems to me (and I suspect that's the case for many other readers) that ERO targets, more often than not, people suspected of irregular immigration status regardless of criminal activity proper. I might be wrong, but precisely that is why I think that claim could use at least one other source, preferably one from a third party. 186.2.129.169 (talk) 02:23, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed neutrality

The article is, in many places, poorly cited and in my opinion clearly trying to paint a positive picture of ICE. As an example, under the heading "HSI Domestic Operations" we find what almost reads like a hagiography: an extended list of achievements: so-and-so much fentanyl seized, so-and-so many poor, innocent children saved from sex traffickers. The entire section basically only cites one source per paragraph, and these sources include the official HSI website and an article from 2006 about a man arrested for CSAM possession.

I have no place to dispute the facts, but "highlight reel" is hardly an appropriate tone for an article on a police agency. Imagine if the article on the Stasi opened by listing the number of pedophiles they arrested over their lifetime (not saying ICE is the Stasi, but they share in common that they are heavily scrutinized state agencies and the former has at the very least been accused of once in a while testing the limits of the rule of law, much like the latter).

In fact, criticism of ICE has been quarantined to a frankly ridiculously small final section (compared to the size of the rest of the article) that is not even titled "criticism", which is the informally adopted standard heading for bringing up controversies. Serious allegations of sexual abuse and forced sterilization are hidden away under the hardly eye catching "ERO detention centers" heading,

The detention of Mahmoud Khalil, arguably one of ICE's largest controversies, is not mentioned anywhere. His name shows up nowhere in the article, and the same is true for a variety of other recent major events. In my opinion, some of these deserve not only large sections with their own headings, but deserve to be brought up in the lede, or at least before the first subheading.

I have no evidence of malicious editing but I am also a bit surprised that this article is completely unprotected. Is this something worth bringing up to admins? Får ej ge blod (talk) 02:16, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]