diction ▁and ▁security ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁other ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁and ▁local ▁se ctors . ▁ ▁The ▁Director ▁of ▁I CE ▁is ▁appointed ▁at ▁the ▁sub - c ab inet ▁level ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate , ▁and ▁reports ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁Director ▁( until ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁title ▁has ▁been ▁" Ass istant ▁Secretary ") ▁ ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁ ▁En for cement ▁and ▁Rem oval ▁Oper ations ▁ ▁Rem oval ▁Division ▁ ▁Sec ure ▁Commun ities ▁and ▁En for cement ▁Division ▁ ▁Im m igration ▁Health ▁Services ▁Division ▁ ▁Mission ▁Support ▁Division ▁ ▁Det ention ▁Management ▁Division ▁ ▁Local ▁Field ▁Off ices ▁ ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Investig ations ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁Oper ations ▁Division ▁ ▁Int elligence ▁Division ▁ ▁International ▁Oper ations ▁Division ▁ ▁Mission ▁Support ▁ ▁National ▁Intel lect ual ▁Property ▁Rights ▁Co ord ination ▁Center ▁ ▁National ▁Security ▁Investig ations ▁Division ▁ ▁Management ▁and ▁Administration ▁ ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Investig ations ▁( H SI ) ▁ ▁H SI ▁consists ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 , 3 0 0 ▁employees ▁who ▁are ▁assigned ▁to ▁over ▁ 2 1 0 ▁cities ▁throughout ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁ 8 0 ▁international ▁offices ▁in ▁ 5 3 ▁countries ▁across ▁the ▁world . ▁Over ▁ 7 , 1 0 0 ▁special ▁agents ▁are ▁included ▁among ▁the ▁over ▁ 1 0