rssICE task force member questions decision to terminate Secure Communities agreements
- 19 Comments
The National Immigration Forum — a member of a task force created by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to help improve its Secure Communities immigration enforcement program — is questioning ICE’s decision to terminate agreements to implement the program in an effort to prevent agencies from opting out of it altogether. #
Secure Communities allows local law enforcement agencies to check the fingerprints of people they detain and match them up with federal immigration and criminal databases, with the stated goal of deporting criminals. #
Some state and local governments have refused to participate in the program, or tried to back out of it. #
The most recent letter from ICE director John Morton to state governors explains that “ICE has determined that [a Memoranda of Agreement] is not required to activate or operate Secure Communities for any jurisdiction. Once a state or local law enforcement agency voluntarily submits fingerprint data to the federal government no agreement with the state is legally necessary for one part of the federal government to share it with another part.” #
The National Immigration Forum says it is deeply disturbed by the announcement to terminate all Secure Communities agreements. An Immigration Forum release adds, “This unilateral decision contradicts the initially-stated intent to make this program optional for cities and states.” #
The Immigration Forum also restated its concerns (.pdf) about Secure Communities: #
- ICE should amend the rules so that states and localities, and not the federal government, decide if Secure Communities is appropriate for them.
- ICE must meaningfully address the erosion of public trust in law enforcement created by Secure Communities.
- Because Secure Communities lacks the internal safeguards to prevent profiling, ICE must address bias and discriminatory practices that are feeding people into the program.
Aldiatx.com, a Spanish-language news outlet, reports today that Lupe Valdez, sheriff of Dallas County and a member of the Secure Communities task force, held a hearing Tuesday night to listen to public comments on the program. According to the site, Valdez said her officers only arrest people who deserve to go to jail: ”If you are stopped for a traffic violation, we’ll only take you to jail if you have an arrest order. That only happens when you have many infractions.” #
The federal Secure Communities program counts the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and all of Florida’s counties (.pdf) as participants. #
19 Comments
Comment posted May 26, 2011 @ 5:13 am
thanks for your share,i really learn a lot from it
Comment posted May 29, 2011 @ 7:15 am
These days, my mood calm, also worried that was revealed that because of falsification Beijing some college senior MBT London WuYingYing physical and mental affected to some girls hurt, give her current study, MBT Trainers UK life and future work, future bring some unfavorable influences. Because she is very young, social experience is also very shallow, it is difficult to withstand such accident impact. Oakley Sunglasses Sale I’ve seen WuYingYing education television in China earlier this year, also read the speech video about some of her propaganda reports,
Comment posted June 8, 2011 @ 5:42 am
Transfer from Fifth Avenue KELLAND reviews: Paris, like a typical woman, except I installed lipstick and wallet handbag, my hands and ultimately, only pink Longchamp bags, which not only incorporated the apple of my laptop, basically do not put other into a small bag of things together even have won, including: notebook, maps, keys, or even the next day I went to the fitness center, exercise clothing. It is durable, can hold, color variety, cool Gouxuan, and do not, can have folded and placed handbag, very easy, no wonder Paris, regardless of status, regardless of color, a staff Longchamp sale, there is simply “French Country Package” status. Price is also very approachable, a little big nylon bag in general more than two thousand dollars, Longchamp Tote this large only in the thousands up and down, quite a bargain. Look like good-looking, durable good equipment, and inexpensive, brand impact is large enough … enough … really, you have no reason not to do with a Longchamp
Comment posted July 26, 2011 @ 7:58 am
This is a great job! Well done. Thank you sharing your ideas and knowledge.
Comment posted September 6, 2011 @ 6:24 am
Thanks for sharing, this was interesting to read and very helpful.
Comment posted September 6, 2011 @ 7:35 am
This was interesting and helpful, thanks for sharing.
Comment posted September 6, 2011 @ 7:44 am
Very inspiring, nice to know others are also interested in these things!
Comment posted September 6, 2011 @ 7:57 am
Just leaving a quick comment to say I’m enjoying your blog…
Comment posted September 6, 2011 @ 8:34 am
Exactly what I was looking for, thanks for sharing.
Comment posted September 6, 2011 @ 11:29 am
I like your blog a lot, I just bookmarked it — thanks and keep it up.
Comment posted September 6, 2011 @ 10:34 pm
Very inspiring, nice to know others are also interested in these things!
Comment posted September 6, 2011 @ 11:16 pm
Interesting stuff, I’ve bookmarked your site and hope to come back.
Comment posted September 7, 2011 @ 2:41 am
This was interesting and helpful, thanks for sharing.
Comment posted September 7, 2011 @ 3:21 am
Very inspiring, nice to know others are also interested in these things!
Comment posted September 7, 2011 @ 6:12 am
I like your blog a lot, I just bookmarked it — thanks and keep it up.
Comment posted September 7, 2011 @ 6:14 am
Thanks for sharing, this was interesting to read and very helpful.
Comment posted September 7, 2011 @ 12:03 pm
I like your blog a lot, I just bookmarked it — thanks and keep it up.
Comment posted September 7, 2011 @ 12:44 pm
This is exactly what I needed, thank you.
RSS feed for comments on this post.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
