Operation Community Shield (2005–present)
Operation Community Shield is an ongoing multi-agency law enforcement initiative targeting violent gang members and their associates involved in the illegal drug and human trafficking industries in the United States. Since its launch by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February 2005, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other participating federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have made more than 40,000 gang-related arrests, including 451 gang leaders, representing more than 2,400 different gangs and organizations, and have seized more than 8,000 guns in multiple projects.
ICE arresting a suspected gang member as part of Project Shadowfire in 2016 | |
| Date | February 2005 – present |
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| Location | United States of America |
| Outcome | Ongoing |
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