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6 U.S.C. § 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.

Editorial NotesAmendments

2024—Par. (2). Pub. L. 118–96, §§ 3(b)(3), 6, temporarily substituted “such agency” for “such bureau”. See Termination Date of 2024 Amendment note below.

2016—Pub. L. 114–125 substituted “Secretary” for “Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security” in introductory provisions and “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement” for “the Bureau of Border Security” in pars. (1) to (3).

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesTermination Date of 2024 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 118–96 to cease to have force or effect beginning on Oct. 1, 2030, see section 6 of Pub. L. 118–96, set out as a note under section 252 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2024 · leading case: Hernandez v. Causey, 124 F.4th 325 (5th Cir. 2024).
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Hernandez v. Causey, 124 F.4th 325 (5th Cir. 2024). “” 6 U.S.C. §§ 253–254. “So long as Congress or the Executive has created a re- medial process that it finds sufficient to secure an adequate level of deter- rence, the courts cannot second-guess that calibration by superimposing a Bivens remedy.”
Sigalovskaya v. Braden, No. 1:15-cv-00034 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2023). “See 6 U.S.C. §§ 253–54. Plaintiff does not dispute the existence of these offices and procedures or that they are “safeguards to prevent constitutional violations from recurring.”
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