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According to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) press release, state and federal law enforcement agencies have joined with ICE to form a new task force, the Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force (DBFTF). The task force was created "to combat the growing problem of document fraud and immigration benefit fraud." Among the signatories who joined with ICE to form the task force is the U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Secret Service, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

The task force will specifically target two types of crimes: document fraud and benefit fraud. Document fraud refers to "the manufacture, sale, or use of counterfeit identity documents—fake driver’s licenses, passport, social security cards, etc.—for immigration fraud." At least seven of the 9/11 hijackers obtained genuine Virginia ID documents by submitting fraudulent residency certificates. Benefit fraud refers to "misrepresenting or omitting material facts on an application to obtain an immigration benefit that aliens are not entitled to," which includes U.S. citizenship or a valid visa.

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