There are a lot of misconceptions about ICE/CBP, so let’s clear those up. First off, what is ICE and what do they do? ICE stands for (U.S.) Immigration and Customs Enforcement they are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security. ICE prevents trafficking of illegal goods such as drugs, weapons, money, counterfeit merchandise, etc. They also aid in preventing human trafficking for the sex slave industry. ICE is not the same as Border Protection. ICE mainly works within the interior states.

If not ICE, who protects the United States’ Borders? There is a lot of confusion around this, the answer is Customs and Border Protection(CBP). CBP agents are the people you interact with after your Bahamian cruise. Their main focus in that situation is preventing the smuggling of animals, animal products, plants, fruits/vegetables, or any other organic matter that could contain bugs...