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Operation Front Line

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U.S. national security operation

Operation Front Line
Location	United States
Type	Law enforcement operation
Budget	Unknown
Organised by	ICE
Outcome	Unknown
Arrests	Unknown
Limited public information available

Operation Front Line was an initiative ofU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division of theDepartment of Homeland Security, that operated from the months leading up to the2004 presidential election through the 2005 Presidential Inauguration.

Overview

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Limited information about the program has been publicly disclosed. A cost–benefit analysis by theOffice of Management and Budget 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.

External links

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Immigration to the United States and related topics

Relevant colonial era,
United States and
international laws

18th century	Nationality law in the American Colonies Plantation Act of 1740 Naturalization Act of 1790 / 1795 / 1798
19th century	Naturalization Act of 1802 Act to Encourage Immigration (1864) Civil Rights Act of 1866 14th Amendment (1868) Naturalization Act of 1870 Page Act of 1875 Immigration Act of 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Scott Act of 1888 Immigration Act of 1891 Geary Act of 1892
20th century	Immigration Act of 1903 Naturalization Act of 1906 Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 Immigration Act of 1907 Immigration Act of 1917 Immigration Act of 1918 Emergency Quota Act of 1921 Cable Act of 1922 Immigration Act of 1924 Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 Philippine Independence Act of 1934 Filipino Repatriation Act of 1935 Nationality Act of 1940 Bracero Program (1942–1964) Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 War Brides Act of 1945 Alien Fiancées and Fiancés Act of 1946 Luce–Celler Act of 1946 UN Refugee Convention (1951) Immigration and Nationality Act 1952 / 1965 Refugee Act of 1980 Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 Family Fairness (1987) Amerasian Homecoming Act of 1987 Immigration Act of 1990 Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act of 1997 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998
21st century	American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act of 2000 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 Child Citizenship Act of 2000 Legal Immigration Family Equity Act of 2000 Homeland Security Act of 2002 H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 Real ID Act of 2005 International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 Secure Fence Act of 2006 Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014 Laken Riley Act of 2025