The ICE Security Reform Act of 2024 would split U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement into two separate entities within the Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security Investigations, which handles criminal investigations unrelated to immigration, would become its own agency with its own director approved by the Senate, while the remaining immigration enforcement operations would be renamed U.S. Immigration Compliance Enforcement. The Secretary of Homeland Security must complete this transfer within two years of the bill's enactment and develop updated investigative guidelines in consultation with the Attorney General, including policies on surveillance technology use. The bill also requires progress reports to Congress every 180 days during the transfer process and mandates a joint review by DHS and the Department of Justice to evaluate whether Homeland Security Investigations duplicates work with other federal law enforcement agencies in areas like human trafficking, narcotics, and financial crime. The legislation preserves all existing contracts, agreements, and pending legal proceedings during the transition and transfers necessary personnel and funds to support the separated agencies.
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