ICE Pathways Programs provides opportunities for students and recent graduates to be considered for Federal employment. ICE will post Pathways Programs (Internship and Recent Graduate) opportunities on www.USAJOBS.gov as they become available. We encourage you to periodically check www.USAJOBS.gov for ICE Pathways Programs vacancies.

When searching for ICE Pathways Programs opportunities on USAJOBS, you should use keywords: ICE Pathways Programs, ICE Intern, or ICE Recent Graduate to narrow down your search. You can also visit the USAJOBS Student Jobs site that contains the current full listing of federal-wide internship and recent graduate opportunities. The listing can be found at: https://www.usajobs.gov/StudentsAndGrads. If you don’t see ICE Pathways Programs opportunities listed, we are not recruiting under Pathways Programs at that time.

Please note that ICE does not accept unsolicited resumes for Pathways Programs. To receive consideration, you must apply to a specific ICE Pathways Programs Job Opportunity announcement listed on www.USAJOBS.gov.

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The Office of the Director comprises several different offices including the Office of Public Affairs, Office of Congressional Relations, Office of Principal Legal Advisor and the Office of Professional Responsibility.

Positions include:

• administrative officers;
• administrative technicians;
• attorneys;
• criminal investigators;
• legal assistants;
• librarians;
• management and program analysts;
• office automation assistants;
• program managers;
• public affairs specialists; and
• writer/editors.

ICE Management and Administration (M&A) includes professional managers and mission support staff who make ICE's mission possible. M&A oversees ICE's budget, expenditures, accounting and finance, procurement, human resources and personnel, workforce recruitment, equal employment opportunity, information technology systems, facilities, property and equipment needs. In addition, M&A identifies and tracks several agency performance measurements.

M&A also ensures collaboration with internal stakeholders to increase diversity, guarantees timely responses to Freedom of Information Act requests and supports the agency’s training needs.

Positions include:

• accountants;
• accounting technicians;
• administrative officers;
• auditors;
• contract specialists;
• engineers;
• equal employment opportunity assistants;
• equal employment opportunity specialists;
• equipment specialists;
• human resources specialists;
• human resources assistants;
• legal assistants;
• management and program analysts;
• paralegal specialists;
• supply technicians; and
• training specialists.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) is tasked with enforcing the nation’s immigration laws in a fairly and effectively. ERO employees identify and apprehend removable aliens, detain these individuals when necessary and remove illegal aliens from the United States. They prioritizes the apprehension, arrest and removal of convicted criminals, those who pose a threat to national security, fugitives and recent border entrants. Individuals seeking asylum also work with ERO. ERO officers transport removable aliens from point-to-point, manage aliens in custody or in an alternative to detention program, provide access to legal resources and representatives of advocacy groups and remove individuals from the United States who have been ordered to be deported.

Comprising seven headquarters divisions and 24 field offices, ERO consists of approximately 7,800 employees and manages a budget of nearly $3 billion.

Positions include:

• criminal investigators;
• electronic technicians;
• heavy equipment operators;
• intelligence research specialists;
• inventory management specialists;
• medical officers;
• medical records technicians;
• pipefitters;
• recreation specialists;
• radiologic technologists;
• statisticians;
• telecommunication specialists
• traffic management specialists;
• utility system repair operators;
• management and program analysts;
• enforcement and removal assistants;
• seized property specialists; and
• deportation officers.

The HSI Pathways Internship Program—Criminal Investigator Student Trainee Program is a paid federal internship that provides students on-the-job experience related to the Special Agent role.

Selected interns will have the unique experience being embedded within an investigative group and shadow Special Agents and Analysts as they conduct transnational criminal investigations. Tasks may include (but not limited to) supporting investigations, conducting research within databases, attending specialized presentations and trainings, tour HSI and partner agencies’ offices, and providing administrative support.

As a result of the skills obtained, students may become more competitive when applying for an entry-level full-time job within their Pathways Internship occupational category.

Job announcements can be found on USAJobs.gov under the search terms “1899” or “Student Trainee”. HSI jobs will be listed under the Department of Homeland Security.

Program Benefits

• Paid internship at the GS-4 level associated to the 1899 (Student Trainee) job series.
  • Travel, housing, and all other costs related to the internship will be incurred by the intern.
• Interns may set flexible work hours with their supervisors. Interns may elect to complete their 640 internship hours spread out over the course of many weeks, and/or complete their hours over an academic break.
• Interns who successfully complete the internship program’s requirements may have the opportunity to be transitioned into an entry-level Special Agent.

Program Requirements

Selected interns must adhere to all four of the below criteria to remain a participant in the internship program:

1. At the start of the internship, interns must commit to completing 640 in-person internship hours prior to graduation. Interns must then complete these hours prior to graduation.
2. For the entire duration of the internship program, the intern must remain at least in part-time student status as defined by their accredited academic institution.
3. For the entire duration of the internship program, the intern must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA.
4. Complete all administrative requirements (e.g. sign Agreement Form, individual development plan, etc.)

Program Application Eligibility

• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Current junior, senior, and graduate students enrolled in an accredited college. You are not eligible if you will graduate before the internship start date. Exceptions are permitted if you are continuing your education in the semester immediately following graduation.
• Have and maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA).
• Pass a drug test.
  • Candidates cannot have used marijuana or cannabis in any form (natural or synthetic) and in any location (domestic or foreign) within the one (1) year preceding the date of your application for employment. In addition, candidates cannot have used any illegal drug, other than marijuana, within the ten (10) years preceding the date of the application for employment.
  • Interns who have deliberately misrepresented their drug history in connection with their application will be found unsuitable for employment and automatically disqualified.
• Pass a background investigation and obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Pass a polygraph examination if one is required to supplement your background investigation.

More Information

Candidates may contact the Internship Recruiting Team at HSIPathwaysInternship@hsi.dhs.gov. Please note that we are unable to answer any questions regarding the status of your application.