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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.
County leads U.S. in deportation of non-criminals (Monterey County)
Most immigrants detained and deported in Monterey County under a controversial federal enforcement program have committed no crimes, federal statistics show.
Counties Vow Not to Detain Immigrants on ICE’s Behalf (Colorlines)
Cooperating with the federal government’s immigration enforcement agenda may be mandatory for local law enforcement, but localities are finding ways around the federal government’s programs.
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