The federal government of the United States empowers a wide range of federal law enforcement agencies to maintain law and public order related to matters affecting the country as a whole.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers boarding a ship to examine cargo
Federal agencies work with other law enforcement during events, such as presidential visits to the UNGA in NYC. Pictured: USSS, DSS and ATF
CBP Officers and Border Patrol Agents at a ceremony in 2007
A Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police (BEP) patrol car
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. Its stated mission is to conduct criminal investigations,
Federal law enforcement in the United States
…September 11 attacks when it incorporated agencies seen as having roles in protecting the country against terrorism. This included large agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the Transportation Security Administration…
ICE agents on the roof of the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois watch over a protest against mass deportation during Operation Midway Blitz, September 2025.
ICE headquarters building in Washington, D.C., 2009
A protest against ICE in Philadelphia, June 2018
California National Guard with riot shields at June 2025 Los Angeles protests against ICE and mass deportation.