On August 18, 2011, the Administration announced an effort to better focus the immigration enforcement system on the removal of criminal aliens, the promotion of
public safety and border security, and the integrity of the immigration system. This effort began with the establishment of a working group, comprised of officials from the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Customs
and Border Protection (CBP), as well as representatives from the Department of Justice (DOJ), tasked with identifying best practices to accelerate the apprehension and removal
of high priority aliens by, in part, limiting the initiation or pursuit of low priority cases. As a result of this process, ICE is implementing the following initiatives:
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