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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.
Resistance Grows (NYT)
The idea that the federal government can commandeer states’ resources for its enforcement schemes seems ripe for legal challenge. And it’s wrong to make state and local police departments the gatekeepers of immigration enforcement. It should not be up to local cops to drive federal policy by deciding which neighborhoods and people are the focus of their crackdowns.
Former District Attorney Robert Morgenthau Applauds Governor Cuomo’s Suspension of the Flawed Secure Communities Program (PR)
I strongly support Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s courageous decision to suspend New York’s participation in Secure Communities pending a review of the program.
Cuomo Ends State’s Role in Checking Immigrants
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Wednesday that he was suspending New York’s participation in a federal immigration enforcement plan that has drawn fire from immigrant advocates, civil liberties lawyers and elected officials in the state and around the country.
NDLON: Tide Turning Against Discredited “Secure Communities” Jail Deportation Program (PR)
Tide Turning Against Discredited “Secure Communities” Jail Deportation Program – New York Governor Cuomo Joins Growing Chorus Calling for Moratorium
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