Archive | Press (New York)
Expanded federal fingerprint program opposed in NY (BusinessWeek)
A government program that has state or local police share fingerprints of the people they arrest with federal immigration officials drew protests in New York on Monday, a day ahead of its expansion statewide.
Coast to Coast, Unrest over Secure Communities (Fox News Latino)
Opponents of a mandatory federal immigration program called “Secure Communities” began rallying in cities that were the last holdouts in implementing the controversial program.
Despite Opposition, NY Joins Fed’s Secure Communities Program (WNYC)
Politicians and immigration advocates gathered on the steps of City Hall Monday to demand that the Department of Homeland Security halt the activation of a contentious immigration program known as Secure Communities, which goes into effect in New York City on Tuesday.
Bill Thompson Asks Obama to Keep Immigrant Fingerprinting Program Out of New York (Politicker)
Former Comptroller and current mayoral candidate Bill Thompson wrote a letter to President Barack Obama today asking him not to implement the controversial Secure Communities fingerprinting program in New York.
More Double Punishment for Immigrants with Convictions (Op-Ed)
The Obama administration’s Aug. 18 announcement of a new policy that purports to suspend deportations against immigrants without criminal convictions has sprouted a range of reactions from immigrant rights advocates, from full-fledged celebration to wary suspicion.




