Joseph Swing

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Joseph Swing was a U.S. Army general and later Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, best known for directing large-scale immigration enforcement efforts in the 1950s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army general
government official
human
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt United States Military Academy
employer Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States Army
familyName Swing
fieldOfWork immigration enforcement
military
genreOfActivity immigration policy administration
givenName Joseph
hasActivityPeriod 20th century
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Major general
name Joseph Swing self-link
notableFor directing large-scale immigration enforcement in the 1950s
leadership of the Immigration and Naturalization Service during the 1950s
notableWork oversight of Operation Wetback
occupation federal administrator
military officer
participantIn World War I
World War II
positionHeld Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
workLocation United States of America
surface form: United States

Washington, D.C.

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Operation Wetback coordinatedBy Joseph Swing
Joseph Swing name Joseph Swing self-link