The ICE Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention and Intervention (SAAPI) Program ensures effective procedures for preventing, reporting, responding to, investigating, and tracking incidents or allegations of sexual abuse or assault against aliens.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Christian Maximo Castaneda Negrete, 46, on Dec. 3, after the Hartford Police Department released him on bond for pending sexual assault charges.

Jul 21, 2023 · When 23-year-old Mari walked out of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention in 2022, she felt invisible. It was barely a month after she had entered the United...

May 22, 2014 · prevention of sexual abuse or assault of individuals in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, and provides agency-wide policy and procedures for timely notification of sexual abuse and assault allegations, prompt and coordinated response and

Feb 1, 2024 · More than 100 illegal immigrants wanted for crimes, including child sexual assault and murder, were arrested nationwide in a major enforcement action, U.S. Immigration and Customs...

15 hours ago · NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Edgar Julca Tangoa in Newark on charges of aggravated sexual assault and child molestation, according to an ICE announcement. Tangoa was taken into custody on January 27 by ICE’s Newark Field Office. Officials stated that ...

This study examines sexual assault allegations perpetrated against individuals detained across US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities from 2018 to 2022.

Feb 1, 2024 · The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Thursday that 171 people were arrested in an operation over 11 days and across 25 major cities. Officials say all of those arrested were “potentially dangerous, unlawful present noncitizens.” (Feb. 1)

Since its inception, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) has investigated sexual abuse allegations and recommended improvement in policies designed to protect individuals from sexual abuse while in DHS custody.

In 2003 Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to protect individuals against sexual abuse and assault in confinement settings, including persons potentially subject to removal from the United States housed in DHS’s detention facilities.