Many transnational criminal street gangs that ICE/HSI has traditionally had success targeting are evolving in an important way: second and even third generation gang members are starting to appear. Many of these next-generation gang members are not only law enforcement savvy, they are born in the United States, which means they are United States citizens and can’t be deported. What additional ICE enforcement authorities and tool can be used in combating criminal street gangs, other than immigration law?
Transnational criminal street gangs
Transnational criminal gangs pose an immediate clear and present danger to the security of the homeland and its communities. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has committed significant resources to this fight. ICE has taken a lead role in fighting transnational gangs in the U.S. to date. For example, Operation Community Shield (OCS) has resulted in the arrest of more than 6,000 gang members and associates. The financial investigative authorities and unique capabilities given and used by ICE enables it to identify, dismantle and disrupt the financial criminal enterprises that threaten our nation`s economy and security.
Inevitably some of these strengths served as opportunities as well for example the designing and control of technological developments such as the air bags, ABS and fuel injection systems already put BMW ahead in terms of user safety offering them a competitive advantage. This was also an opportunity for them to expand into frontiers where automobile safety standards had not exploited these new technological advancements.
A number of weaknesses are evident from the case study as well and included: