Scroll through social media or watch the news and you’re sure to see stories and videos about arrests, detentions, and increased immigration enforcement crackdowns across the country.

“ICE agents and CBP agents, which is Border Patrol, are both working under the same DHS immigration enforcement regime,” said Glenn Wasserstein, A lawyer with Immigration Law Group.

While both enforce immigration laws, how and where they do it is a bit different. Customs and Border Protection operates at the border. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates inside the country.

“Immigration Customs Enforcement, ICE, that has a lot more to do with the criminal activity that’s related to people,” said former NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas.

Serpas says that means investigating or arresting people on depo

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