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Code · U.S. Code · Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY · CHAPTER 1— HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION · SUBCHAPTER IV— BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY · § 253

§ 253. Professional responsibility and quality review

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The Secretary shall be responsible for—
(1)conducting investigations of noncriminal allegations of misconduct, corruption, and fraud involving any employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that are not subject to investigation by the Inspector General for the Department;
(2)inspecting the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and providing assessments of the quality of the operations of such agency as a whole and each of its components; and
(3)providing an analysis of the management of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 443, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2194; Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 802(g)(1)(B)(v)(II), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 212; Pub. L. 118–96, § 3(b)(3), Oct. 1, 2024, 138 Stat. 1571.)
Amendment of Section
For termination of amendment by section 6 of Pub. L. 118–96, see Termination Date of 2024 Amendment note below.
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  • Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 443
  • 116 Stat. 2194
  • 130 Stat. 212
  • 138 Stat. 1571
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