U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Difference between revisions

 

The origins of HSI Special Agents date back to the formations of the United States Customs Service in 1789.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-14|title=Which is truly the "oldest" federal agency?|url=https://www.specialagents.org/which-is-truly-the-oldest-federal-agency|access-date=2021-11-25|website=www.specialagents.org|language=en}}</ref> The taxing of imports led to the creation of the Treasury Department and its sub-components (i.e. Division of Customs Chief).&nbsp; Later, the Industrial Revolution led to some of the first immigration related laws targeting forced labor, human trafficking and child exploitation.<ref>{{Citation|title=The History of ICE|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SvdsvsthXU|language=en|access-date=2021-11-25}}</ref>

 

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