U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ICE leadership and operational directorates (as of 2026-Q2)

Government · Hybrid structure · 20K employees · Washington, DC

Agency head span

↑ wider than peers (avg 7)

Avg span

wide

Max depth

2 levels

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement organizational chart

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Leadership structure derived from ICE official leadership page and DHS leadership listings as of 2026‑Q2. Positions reflect named senior officials and major directorates only; field offices are not enumerated.

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The people

Key leaders and offices

10 senior leadership roles or offices from official public sources. Use this section as a current agency-leadership index, not a private-company filing table.

internal

Todd M. Lyons

Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director

Office of the Director

9 reports

internal

Charles Wall

Deputy Director

Office of the Director

0 reports

Acting Chief Financial Officer

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

0 reports

Open Role

Inspector General (Oversight via DHS OIG)

Oversight

0 reports

The operating model

How U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement divides the work

3 offices, branches, or components organize the agency mission. Tile size scales with estimated staff where public estimates exist.

Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)

9K employees

Identifies, arrests, detains, and removes removable noncitizens; operates domestic and overseas field offices.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

10K employees

Investigates transnational crime and threats to national security; DHS’s principal investigative component.

Management and Administration

2K employees

Provides ICE‑wide IT, human capital, procurement, training, privacy, and financial management services.

The agency brief

What this U.S. agency structure tells us

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a law‑enforcement component of the Department of Homeland Security with authority to enforce federal immigration and customs laws. Structurally, ICE is distinctive for its operational split between Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), which handles identification, detention, and removal of removable noncitizens, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), DHS’s principal investigative arm for transnational crime. These operational directorates are supported by centralized management, legal, and professional responsibility offices. ICE’s mission focuses on national security, public safety, and the integrity of the immigration system, operating domestically and internationally in coordination with federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and foreign partners.

Dual operational directorates (ERO and HSI)
Global footprint with overseas offices
Hybrid law‑enforcement and civil‑administrative authority

The comparison

Compare with related agencies

Compared with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which emphasizes border and port‑of‑entry enforcement, ICE concentrates on interior enforcement and complex investigations. Relative to DOJ components like the FBI, ICE combines civil immigration enforcement with criminal investigations under a single agency …

Senior office count

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Bureau of Investigation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Reporting depth

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

2 levels

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

3 levels

Federal Bureau of Investigation

3 levels

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

3 levels

Current signals

What changed recently

No recent leadership changes beyond acting designations reported on official ICE pages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement?

ICE is led by Todd M. Lyons, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director, under the Department of Homeland Security.

What does U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement do?

ICE enforces federal immigration and customs laws by conducting investigations, detaining and removing removable noncitizens, and combating transnational crime.

What are the major offices or components of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement?

The major components are Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Management and Administration, the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, and the Office of Professional Responsibility.

Who does U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement report to?

ICE is a component agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and reports to the DHS Secretary.

How can this org chart be used for planning or analysis?

The chart helps model spans of control, assess balance between enforcement and investigative missions, and plan reorganizations or new cross‑cutting offices.

Sources

Reference

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