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6 U.S.C. § 253

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Title
6 — Domestic Security
Chapter
CH1
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The Secretary shall be responsible for—(1) conducting investigations of noncriminal allegations of misconduct, corruption, and fraud involving any employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that are not subject to investigation by the Inspector General for the Department; (2) inspecting the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and providing assessments of the quality of the operations of such agency as a whole and each of its components; and (3) providing an analysis of the management of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 443, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2194; Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 802(g)(1)(B)(v)(II), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 212; Pub. L. 118–96, § 3(b)(3), Oct. 1, 2024, 138 Stat. 1571.) Amendment of SectionFor termination of amendment by section 6 of Pub. L. 118–96, see Termination Date of 2024 Amendment note below. Editorial Notes Amendments2024—Par. (2). Pub. L. 118–96, §§ 3(b)(3), 6, temporarily substituted “such agency” for “such bureau”. See Termination Date of 2024 Amendment note below. 2016—Pub. L. 114–125 substituted “Secretary” for “Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security” in introductory provisions and “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement” for “the Bureau of Border Security” in pars. (1) to (3). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Termination Date of 2024 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 118–96 to cease to have force or effect beginning on Oct. 1, 2030, see section 6 of Pub. L. 118–96, set out as a note under section 252 of this title.

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