I have great respect for ICE as an agency, and the men and women who staff it.

With a total force about the size of the NYPD, ICE has to cover the entire 50 states, all territories and protectorates, provide investigative staff in many of the embassies around the world, manage/operate detention centers around the country ,and physically escort the worst back to their native lands. As all good cops know, ICE agents can't enforce all the laws all the time, but prioritze their efforts and go after the "worst first" and then work their way down the list.

"Immigration" and "Customs" are two distinct missions, so that's a lot of "mission" for the size of force charged to do it.

So, Ill-Al. It's all a game of chance. The more you run the risk, the longer the odds become against you.