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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.
Austin Groups Warn of Dangers of ICE-Police Collaboration
Austin-based organizations today expressed concern about Secure Communities, a federal program currently in use in the Travis County Jail which has been criticized as a form of racial profiling that undermines the needed trust between the public and local law enforcement.
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.
Rights Groups Condemn Arizona Bill as Racist
the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Immigration Justice Clinic of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of
Law filed a lawsuit demanding records related to the little-known United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) “Secure Communities” program that further involves local and state police in federal immigration enforcement.
Coalition Challenges Local Implementation of Controversial Secure Communities Program
Members of the May 1st Coalition of the Inland Empire, comprised of diverse groups from all over the region, will hold a press conference in front of San Bernardino City Hall to announce a planned march in San Bernardino on May Day.
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May 14, 2012
Federal and State Elected Officials Join Immigrants and Advocates in Protesting Activation of Mass Deportation Program in New York (Press Release)
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May 14, 2012
CCR Condemns Activation of Secure Communities in New York City (Press Release)
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Apr 6, 2012
DHS Inspector General Report Provides Further Proof ICE Cannot Reform Itself (PR)
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