Jun 17, 2011
Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it is establishing an advisory board to review the Secure Communities deportation program, and implementing new guidance throughout the field on prosecutorial discretion.
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It's been more than 20 years since Miguel Aparicio has been in the United States. He moved here when he was 15 years old with his grandmother. He graduated high school, and with a cross-country scholarship, Aparicio was able to attend college.
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In a recent meeting with La Opinión's editorial board, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi criticizes the Administration's implementation of the controversial deportation program, "Secure Communities", La Opinión reports:"I understand that this is a program that is designed for a specific purpose, not simply to catch the undocumented but dangerous...
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Yesterday, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick removed his state from the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities program. Today, The New York Times used that news as the basis for another very strong editorial urging a new direction for "President Obama's misconceived and failing immigration dragnet."
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Yesterday, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (D-MA) announced that his state will not participate in the federal government's failed "Secure Communities" deportation program.
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Earlier this month, a prominent group of immigration attorneys wrote a memo detailing the President's executive authority on immigration related matters. To be blunt, the President's hands aren't tied. In the wake of the President's speech on immigration, editorial boards at major newspapers are calling on the President to...
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In response to Governor Quinn's (see previous blog post from today) attempt to opt-out of the Secure Communities Program, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is saying "No, actually. We won't let you."
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Michael Hennessey, San Francisco's sheriff, has a captivating (and compassionate) piece in the San Francisco Chronicle today, making the case against a much-loved GOP immigration enforcement strategy better know as the Secure Communities Program.
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren called for an investigation into federal immigration practices, noting that ICE and DHS has forced local police departments into participating in the Secure Communities Program -- an ICE-agency program designed to identify undocumented immigrants, prioritize them based on what kind of crime they've committed (if...
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As we wrote last month, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been grilling Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about her Department's deportation practices. Grassley seems particularly agitated about the "threat" of Napolitano using prosecutorial discretion and allowing some individuals with compelling cases to delay their deportations through...
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