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Report describes ‘confusion’ over immigration program (LA Times)
Critics called for ending the program immediately, however, saying it allowed widespread civil rights abuses.
The Buck Stops Here: How the LA County Sheriff’s Participation in Immigration Enforcement is Hurting Community Policing and Public Safety (Huff Post)
Last week as the abuse story was unfolding, parents at the school told the Associated Press that they were afraid to talk to the police about the case because they feared deportation through the “Secure Communities” program.
Protester explains why she risked deportation (San Bernadino)
She’s an American citizen in all but paperwork, she says, who knows nothing about Mexico. She hates the idea of laws that could tear her from her family and send her to a country she doesn’t remember if she winds up in police custody.
Federal immigration enforcement is mandatory, memo says (LA Times)
A recently released memo says that the Secure Communities program will become mandatory by 2013; states and some counties had been told they could opt out.
Supervisors ask sheriff to examine Secure Communities (Santa Cruz)
SANTA CRUZ – In response to reports on the efficacy of the Secure Communities program and concerns about the expansion of the federal immigration initiative, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to instruct the Sheriff’s Office to produce a report on how the program can best be managed locally.
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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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