WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leaders of the three core US immigration agencies will testify before the Senate's powerful Homeland Security Committee in two weeks, it said Tuesday, as federal operations in Minneapolis and beyond face intense scrutiny after two fatal shootings.

ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It was created in 2003, an outgrowth of a policy change after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Misinformation about ICE authority has spread widely online. Federal law allows ICE to detain, arrest, and use force under defined conditions, and misunderstanding those powers can lead to dangerous real-world consequences.

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Funding for the Department of Homeland Security and several other U.S. government agencies could expire this week if Republicans and Democrats in the U.

As reports say ICE will join the U.S. security detail at the Winter Olympics in Milan, the Italian city's mayor calls it "a militia that kills."

ICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the agency's funding to unprecedented levels.

U.S. Homeland Security agents provided security support at past Olympics. But after violence by ICE agents in Minneapolis, some Italian officials say an ICE unit is unwelcome in Milan Cortina.

Federal agents with search warrants entered 15 Zipps Sports Grill locations around metro Phoenix on Jan. 26. Here's the latest.

Republican-backed immigration enforcement bill clears Indiana Senate, expanding cooperation with federal authorities and penalizing noncompliance.

Celebrities from movie stars to pop singers are speaking up with calls to action against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids after two Americans were shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.

The U.S. government agreed not to deport witnesses to the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, at an ICE detention center in Texas earlier this month.