1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act . 2. Establishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (a) In general Section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 252 ) is amended to read as follows: 442. Establishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (a) Establishment There is established within the Department an agency to be known as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (b) Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement There shall be at the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (in this section referred to as the Director ). (c) Duties and qualifications The Director shall— (1) have a minimum of five years— (A) professional experience in law enforcement, which may include law enforcement as it relates to the immigration laws, as defined in paragraph (17) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) ) or the customs and trade laws of the United States, as defined in section 2 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 ( 19 U.S.C. 4301 ); and (B) management experience; (2) in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, enforce and administer immigration laws, as defined in paragraph (17) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ), including the identification, arrest, detention, and removal of aliens who may be inadmissible to, or deportable from, the United States; (3) have the power to investigate and, where appropriate, refer for prosecution, any criminal or civil violation of Federal law relating to or involving— (A) border control and security, including the prevention of the entry or residence of terrorists, criminals, and human rights violators