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= Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) = | = Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) = | ||
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) is the arm of ICE built for one thing: finding people, detaining them, and deporting them. | Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) is the arm of [[ICE]] built for one thing: finding people, detaining them, and deporting them. | ||
If ICE were split into two personalities, HSI is the investigator; ERO is the one knocking on doors at 5 a.m., arresting people at work, and filling detention centers across the country. | If [[ICE]] were split into two personalities, HSI is the investigator; ERO is the one knocking on doors at 5 a.m., arresting people at work, and filling detention centers across the country. | ||
ERO calls this “enforcing immigration law.” | ERO calls this “enforcing immigration law.” | ||
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These offices coordinate raids, jail pickups, courthouse arrests, and joint actions with local police. | These offices coordinate raids, jail pickups, courthouse arrests, and joint actions with local police. | ||
Learn more: [[ICE List:How Field Offices Operate]] | Learn more: [[[[ICE]] List:How Field Offices Operate]] | ||
== Inside the Deportation Machinery == | == Inside the Deportation Machinery == | ||
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'''1. Access to local jails''' | '''1. Access to local jails''' | ||
ERO routinely pulls people from county jails through detainers, many of which courts have repeatedly ruled unlawful. | ERO routinely pulls people from county jails through detainers, many of which courts have repeatedly ruled unlawful. | ||
Whole counties effectively function as feeders into ICE custody. | Whole counties effectively function as feeders into [[ICE]] custody. | ||
'''2. Large detention capacity''' | '''2. Large detention capacity''' | ||
ERO maintains a sprawling detention network — private prisons, county jails, purpose-built ICE facilities — with the ability to move people quickly and quietly. | ERO maintains a sprawling detention network — private prisons, county jails, purpose-built [[ICE]] facilities — with the ability to move people quickly and quietly. | ||
'''3. Enforcement programs''' | '''3. Enforcement programs''' | ||
ERO runs a web of programs that plug directly into local law enforcement, including: | ERO runs a web of programs that plug directly into local law enforcement, including: | ||
* 287(g) agreements (turning sheriffs into ICE extensions) | * 287(g) agreements (turning sheriffs into [[ICE]] extensions) | ||
* Secure Communities (fingerprint pipeline) | * Secure Communities (fingerprint pipeline) | ||
* CAP — Criminal Alien Program | * CAP — Criminal Alien Program | ||
See: [[ICE List:287g Agreements Explained]] | See: [[[[ICE]] List:287g Agreements Explained]] | ||
== Transportation and Removal == | == Transportation and Removal == | ||
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* buses between detention centers | * buses between detention centers | ||
* contract security escorts | * contract security escorts | ||
* chartered removal flights (ICE Air) | * chartered removal flights ([[ICE]] Air) | ||
Once someone enters the ERO system, movement is continuous and often invisible — deliberately designed to isolate people from lawyers, family, and community support. | Once someone enters the ERO system, movement is continuous and often invisible — deliberately designed to isolate people from lawyers, family, and community support. | ||
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* mandatory apps | * mandatory apps | ||
These programs extend | These programs extend [[ICE]]’s control far beyond detention centers. | ||
== Cooperation With Local Police == | == Cooperation With Local Police == | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[ICE List:ICE vs CBP vs HSI vs ERO]] | * [[[[ICE]] List:[[ICE]] vs CBP vs HSI vs ERO]] | ||
* [[ICE List:287g Agreements Explained]] | * [[[[ICE]] List:287g Agreements Explained]] | ||
* [[ICE List:How Field Offices Operate]] | * [[[[ICE]] List:How Field Offices Operate]] | ||
* [[ICE List:Inside ICE Detention]] | * [[[[ICE]] List:Inside [[ICE]] Detention]] | ||
* [[ICE List:Methodology]] | * [[[[ICE]] List:Methodology]] | ||
== External Context == | == External Context == | ||
For the public: ERO is the most visible and aggressive branch of ICE. | For the public: ERO is the most visible and aggressive branch of [[ICE]]. | ||
For the ICE List: it is the primary source of arrests, raids, and incidents across the United States — and the reason we document every badge, vehicle, and operation we can. | For the [[ICE]] List: it is the primary source of arrests, raids, and incidents across the United States — and the reason we document every badge, vehicle, and operation we can. | ||