The Global Story The origins of ICE
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Feb 10, 2026 
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News immigration reporter who tracks ICE operations, traces how the agency grew after 9/11. He walks through shifts in enforcement priorities under different administrations. He discusses recruitment drives, public daytime raids and masking controversies. He also covers third-country deportation deals and the political fallout from aggressive tactics.
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Obama Era Prioritization Narrowed Targets
- Under Obama ICE narrowed enforcement to national security threats, public-safety threats, and recent border crossers.
- That targeting made operations more focused and less indiscriminate than before.
Trump 1.0 Broadened Who Could Be Arrested
- The first Trump administration scrapped Obama-era limits and broadened who ICE could arrest to include people with no serious criminal record.
- That expanded mandate led to many long-term residents becoming enforcement targets.
Second Term: Visible Nationwide Crackdown
- In Trump's second term the administration ordered highly visible citywide operations and rescinded all prior guidance limiting arrests.
- It also set unprecedented arrest quotas and enlisted other federal agencies to hit aggressive deportation goals.