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Traffic stops will result in fewer deportations
Several immigration and civil liberties watchdogs quickly denounced the response as inadequate. As of April 17, Secure Communities has been activated (.pdf) in 2,730 jurisdictions in 48 states and territories.
ICE caused confusion about Secure Communities, says DHS OIG
Homeland Security Department officials stoked confusion among state and local jurisdictions over whether participation in a program to match arrestee fingerprint data against a federal immigration...
DHS halts Secure Communities expansion in Alabama
The Homeland Security Department halted expansion in December of the Secure Communities program in Alabama partly due to federal litigation against a tough anti-illegal immigration state law, said
DHS IT programs cut in omnibus
House and Senate lawmakers have approved a spending package for federal agencies covering the remainder of the fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. The bill, known as an omnibus because it consolidates a
Task force criticizes Secure Communities
A task force advising the Homeland Security Department on its Secure Communities initiative issued Sept. 14 a critical report even as five members of the task force resigned in protest, some stating
DHS sued over Secure Communities
In the latest sign of mounting backlash against Secure Communities, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement program for matching local police collections of fingerprint data against immigration
ICE drops Secure Communities agreements with states, says participation is mandatory
So long as local police departments send fingerprint information to the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement can also check that data against its databases, ICE Director John Morton informed 39
Backgrounder: Secure Communities, ICE's program for deporting criminal immigrants
What Secure Communities is: Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched Secure Communities in 2008 to focus on deporting the most dangerous immigrants by prioritizing those convicted of aggravated
