What Will Immigration Do After a Tip Is Made to ICE?

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, maintains a hot line for people to report suspicious activity. Call 866-DHS-2ICE or 866-347-2423 to make a report.

Call Information

• When you call the ICE hot line, an agent will inform you that ICE has no obligation to act on all reports and that to make a false report is a crime. They also request that if it's an emergency, you call 911.

Categories of Report

• The categories of reports on the hot line are: the most wanted list, human trafficking, drug trafficking, child exploitation, terrorist activity, banking fraud or money laundering and "all other." When making the report, choose one of these categories before talking to an officer.

Action

• ICE may or may not act on your report. Although the bureau's criteria and methods are not public information, expect agents to act according to the seriousness of the complaint and the availability of agents to investigate your tip.