Oct
27
Today, several newspapers reported on DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano’s statement that the federal government is not going to help Alabama implement its new immigration law, leaving many to wonder how the federal government will continue running existing state and local immigration enforcement programs like Secure Communities. On one hand, the federal government has sued Alabama …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/27/given-federal-challenge-to-alabama-law-how-will-dhs-continue-to-partner-on-existing-enforcement-programs/
Oct
06
In a speech at American University yesterday, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano complained that she was tired of criticism from the left and the right that accuse DHS of both blindly deporting undocumented immigrants and participating in attempts at amnesty through the use of prosecutorial discretion. Secretary Napolitano argued that both cannot be true, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/06/secretary-napolitano-acknowledges-%e2%80%9cmessaging-problem%e2%80%9d-dismisses-criticism-of-key-enforcement-programs/
Sep
23
Last week, a task force created to study DHS’ controversial “Secure Communities” initiative issued a report listing a series of recommendations to improve the program. Among other proposals, the task force recommended that federal authorities standardize the use of prosecutorial discretion around the country, make the program more transparent, and decline to initiate deportation proceedings …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/23/next-stop-napolitano-dhs-committee-approves-task-force-recommendations-on-secure-communities/
Sep
16
Anyone following the saga surrounding Secure Communities—DHS’s flawed enforcement program that runs fingerprints through federal databases—can tell you that the program has been rife with controversy since its inception in 2008. As DHS began to stray from the program’s original focus on criminal aliens—state and city leaders, police chiefs, immigration advocates, and congressional members blasted …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/16/task-force-submits-recommendations-on-dhs%e2%80%99s-flawed-secure-communities-program/
Sep
14
As public debate over Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) controversial enforcement policies continues, a county in Illinois recently voted against using one tool in ICE’s enforcement arsenal—immigration detainers. Detainers are requests (not commands) from ICE to local law enforcement agencies that ask local agencies to notify ICE prior to releasing an individual from custody. ICE …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/14/illinois-county-%e2%80%9cjust-says-no%e2%80%9d-to-costly-immigration-detainers/
Aug
08
Late Friday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provoked outrage from immigration groups when it announced the termination of Secure Communities Memorandum of Agreements (MOAs) with state and local governments. DHS initially entered into MOAs with state officials as a way to encourage voluntary participation in Secure Communities, an enforcement program which runs the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/08/dhs-terminates-agreements-with-states-on-secure-communities-continues-to-implement-program/
Jul
22
As readers of this blog know, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) often issues studies that make us cringe. Earlier this week, however, the DC-based restrictionist organization issued a report that made us laugh. Pseudonymously written by a retired government employee, the report purports to explain the “basics” of the deportation process. At more than …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/07/22/report-reveals-basic-misunderstanding-of-deportation-process/
Jul
18
The saga surrounding ICE’s Secure Communities program continues this month as Boston Mayor Thomas Menino threatened to withdrawal Boston from the federal program unless the agency agreed to target serious criminals only. Not surprisingly, Boston is just the latest in a series of cities and states—including New York, Illinois, Colorado, DC, and parts of California—that …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/07/18/boston-mayor-threatens-to-withdraw-from-ice%e2%80%99s-secure-communities-program/
Jun
08
Earlier this week, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced that the state of Massachusetts would not sign an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to participate in the Secure Communities program, making it the third state in recent weeks to question participation in the controversial enforcement program. That chorus of concern, however, grew louder …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/06/08/more-states-and-localities-question-participation-in-ice%e2%80%99s-secure-communities-program/
Jun
06
Today, Governor Deval Patrick announced that the state of Massachusetts would not sign an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to participate in the Secure Communities program, making it the latest state to oppose the controversial program. Last week, New York Governor Cuomo announced that his state would terminate its agreement with DHS, and Governor …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/06/06/massachusetts-latest-state-to-oppose-secure-communities-program/
Immigration Impact is a project of the American Immigration Council.
Loading tweets...