Operation Front Line was an initiative of
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE; ) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. ICE's stated mission is to protect the Un ...
(ICE), a division of the
Department of Homeland Security
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, that operated from the months leading up to the
2004 presidential election through the 2005 Presidential Inauguration.
Overview
Limited information about the program has been publicly disclosed. A cost–benefit analysis by the
Office of Management and Budget
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described the program as being implemented "to address potential vulnerabilities in immigration and trade systems relative to the national security of the United States." An ICE spokesperson stated that the program "focused on immigration violators that may have imposed an enhanced public safety or national security threat."
The program's cost, arrest criteria, and overall scope remain undisclosed.
See also
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Illegal immigration to the United States
Illegal immigration, or unauthorized immigration, occurs when foreign nationals, known as aliens, violate US immigration laws by entering the United States unlawfully, or by lawfully entering but then remaining after the expiration of their ...
External links
New Haven Independent story about seeking information about the programUPI wire story about lawsuit seeking information about the program
United States Department of Homeland Security
United States immigration law
Front line
A front line (alternatively front-line or frontline) in military terminology is the position(s) closest to the area of conflict of an Military, armed force's Military personnel, personnel and Military technology, equipment, usually referring to ...
Immigration to the United States
History of immigration to the United States
Presidency of George W. Bush
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