Dept. of Homeland Security and ICE Delegate the Authority to Make Arrests and Enforce CDC/HHS Quarantine Regulations to the Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)

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005-2025 Delegation of Limited Customs Officer Enforcement Authority to Enforcement and Removal Operations (Apr. 16, 2025) | ICE

By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (Secretary), including the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and delegated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Department of Homeland Security Delegation 7030.2, Delegation of Authority to the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Nov. 13, 2004), to enforce United States immigration and customs laws, and subject to my oversight, direction and guidance, I hereby designate the Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (EAD for ERO) as a customs officer as defined in 19 U.S.C. § 140 I (i) for the following specific purposes: ( 1) as set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1589a, to: execute and serve any order, warrant, subpoena, summons, or other process issued under the authority of the United States; and make an arrest without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the officer's presence or for a felony, cognizable under the laws of the United States, committed outside the officer's presence if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony; and (2) as set forth in 42 U .S.C. § 268(b ), and by virtue of his status as a customs officer, to aid in the enforcement of quarantine rules and regulations as authorized and directed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services. This delegation does not extend to any other authorities afforded to customs officers by statutes or regulations, and the delegated authorities must comply with the requirements of the Purpose Statute, 31 U .S.C. § 130 l (a). The powers, authorities, responsibilities, and functions delegated herein may be re-delegated in writing by the EAD for ERO to appropriate subordinate officials of ICE and may be successively redelegated to other officers or employees of ICE qualified to exercise the authority within ERO. The Authority to re-delegate this authority may not be exercised by any officer or employee below the level of Field Office Director.