Operation Front Line
Encyclopedia
Operation Front Line is an initiative of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, that operated in the months leading up to the 2004 presidential election
and through the 2005 Presidential Inauguration.
The cost of the program, the criteria used for arrest, and the overall scope of the program have not been publicly revealed.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security , responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security...
(ICE), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, that operated in the months leading up to the 2004 presidential election
United States presidential election, 2004
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
and through the 2005 Presidential Inauguration.
Overview
Little information about the program has been publicly revealed. An Office of Management and Budget cost-benefit analysis described the program as carried out "to address potential vulnerabilities in immigration and trade systems relative to the national security of the United States." An ICE spokesperson has noted that the program "focused on immigration violators that may have imposed an enhanced public safety or national security threat."The cost of the program, the criteria used for arrest, and the overall scope of the program have not been publicly revealed.