California Sheriff and Elected Officials Request to Opt Out of Secure Communities
Read letters from elected officials who are requesting information about opting out of the Secure Communities program (PDF format).
Rights Groups Release Documents from FOIA Lawsuit, Reveal Fed. Government Has Been Dishonest
August 10, 2010, New York, NY — Today, the National Day Laborer Organization Network (NDLON), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law released internal government documents newly obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed in a New York federal court in April. According to advocates who have reviewed the documents, they reveal a pattern of dishonesty regarding the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency’s “Secure Communities” (S-Comm) program.
Immigrant groups criticize fingerprint initiative (AP)
The federal government is rapidly expanding a program to identify illegal immigrants using fingerprints from arrests, drawing opposition from local authorities and advocates who argue the initiative amounts to an excessive dragnet.
Hearing on Secure Communities Act: July 12
The District of Columbia has helped spark a national movement in being the first city in the nation to reject the falsely named and dangerous Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “Secure Communities” program. Last month the DC council unanimously introduced legislation to stop the program and on Monday July 12 we again come together to push for the passage of this unprecedented act. Be part of history. Be there.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Memo Leaves Critical Questions Unanswered and Raises Concerns
Yesterday, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency issued a memo outlining its ”Priorities for the Apprehension, Detention and Removal of Aliens” in the controversial Secure Communities program. The priorities outlined indicate a shift in focus from pre-conviction removals to post-conviction removals.
New York State Enters Into Agreement with the Immigration Enforcement Program Secure Communities (Long Island Wins)
New York State has joined the Secure Communities immigration enforcement program, according to a May agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
San Francisco to Opt Out of Secure Communities
Beating out a resolution to be introduced today by the Board of Supervisors urging him to do so, San Francisco Sheriff Mike Hennessey asked the state attorney general today for assistance in opting out of the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) fingerprint screening program known as Secure Communities.
DC District Council Today Unanimously Introduces Legislation to limit Police-ICE partnerships. Chants of “No More Arizona’s!!!”
May 4, 2010, Washington, DC – Today Councilmembers Phil Mendelson, Jim Graham introduced the “Secure Communities Act of 2010” with the unanimous support of the Council. This is a ground breaking bill that will prohibit the DC Metropolitan Police from sharing arrest and booking information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Is it really possible to opt-out of Secure Communities? (Huffington Post)
Last Thursday federal officials released a memo called “Setting the Record Straight” that outlines for the first time how local police can opt-out of sharing arrest data with immigration authorities via enrollment in the “Secure Communities” program. But so far, the process exists only on paper.
Santa Clara County supervisors get answer they wanted in quest to opt out of federal law enforcement program (SJ Mercury)
A controversial federal program that seeks to enlist local law enforcement in the war on illegal immigrants is apparently voluntary, according to a federal memo seeking to clarify confusion about the program.
ICE Confirms that S-Comm is a Voluntary Program (PR Asian Law Caucus)
San Francisco – A broad coalition of civil rights groups today applaud Sheriff Hennessey for sending another letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the California Department of Justice to request that San Francisco be allowed to out of a dangerous finger printing program known as S-Comm (i.e., Secure Communities).
So You *Can* Opt Out of Secure Communities Fingerprinting Program. Will S.F. Be Allowed?
Local officials are awaiting a response to San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey’s letter yesterday, which once again asked federal immigration officials to allow San Francisco to opt out of the fingerprint ID program that targets illegal immigrants booked into jail.
Hennessey to Brown and ICE (again): SF wants out of Secure-Comm
Sheriff Mike Hennessey has sent a letter to California Attorney General Jerry Brown and Department of Homeland Security officials David Venturella and Marc A. Rapp, reaffirming San Francisco’s desire to opt out of Secure-Communities, a program U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activated in San Francisco in June.
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Sep 2, 2010
ICE Confirms that S-Comm is a Voluntary Program (PR Asian Law Caucus)
San Francisco – A broad coalition of civil rights groups today applaud Sheriff Hennessey for sending another letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the California Department of Justice to request that San Francisco be allowed to out of a dangerous finger printing program known as S-Comm (i.e., Secure Communities).
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Sep 1, 2010
New Document Confirms Secure Communities Program is Voluntary, Rights Groups Say ICE Must Allow Counties to Opt Out (Press Release)
September 1, 2010, San Francisco, New York and Washington D.C. —In a teleconference press briefing today, public officials and civil rights organizations underscored that nearly two years after its launch, ICE has finally suggested a procedure for local jurisdictions to request to opt out of the problematic Secure Communities program (S-Comm).
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Aug 10, 2010
Rights Groups Release Documents from FOIA Lawsuit, Reveal Fed. Government Has Been Dishonest
August 10, 2010, New York, NY — Today, the National Day Laborer Organization Network (NDLON), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law released internal government documents newly obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed in a New York federal court in April. According to advocates who have reviewed the documents, they reveal a pattern of dishonesty regarding the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency’s “Secure Communities” (S-Comm) program.
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Aug 10, 2010
Letter from Representative Zoe Lofgren (July 27, 2010)
This letter points to confusion regarding local jurisdictions’ ability to “opt out” of the Secure Communities program.
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