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BREAKING: “DHS SECRETARY NAPOLITANO CONFIRMS S-COMM OPT-OUT VOLUNTARY, OUTLINES OPT-OUT PROCESS”
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano confirms opt-out process in a letter addressed to Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of the Immigration Sub-committee.
California Sheriff and Elected Officials Request to Opt Out of Secure Communities
Read letters from elected officials who are requesting information about opting out of the Secure Communities program (PDF format).
Letter rescinding the SCOMM MOU between ICE and DC police
“In response to your request at the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary’s hearing on the Secure Communities Act of 2010, the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Metropolitian Police Department (MPD) and Secure Communities is attached. Please also note that, in light of the pending bill, on June 23, 2010, I notified the Secure Community program that I was terminating the MOA effective immediately.”
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.
San Francisco to Opt Out of Secure Communities
Beating out a resolution to be introduced today by the Board of Supervisors urging him to do so, San Francisco Sheriff Mike Hennessey asked the state attorney general today for assistance in opting out of the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) fingerprint screening program known as Secure Communities.




