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Analysis: How Dangerous is It Being an ICE Agent?

May 4, 2012, 3:42 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Yesterday, three federal immigration agents were shot and wounded in Petaluma while taking part in one of multiple raids around the Bay Area. The sweep was related to a 2010 gang-related triple homicide in South San Francisco. The agents were … Continue reading »

Filed under: Crime, Federal Government, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Sonoma
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SF Sheriff Hennessey Says Won't Hold Arrested Immigrants Under "Secure Communities"

May 6, 2011, 3:27 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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From AP: San Francisco's sheriff says he plans to stop cooperating with federal immigration officials and will start releasing illegal immigrants who have been jailed for minor offenses before they can be picked up for deportation. Sheriff Michael Hennessey told … Continue reading »

Filed under: Criminal Justice, Immigration, Law Enforcement, San Francisco
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Interview: What is ICE's "Secure Communities" Program and AB 1081

April 29, 2011, 10:42 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Earlier this week AB 1081, also known as The TRUST Act, passed out of the Assembly's Public Safety Committee. The bill would allow California counties to opt out of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Secure Communities program, which requires local … Continue reading »

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Assembly Committee Votes for AB 1081, Allowing Local Opt Out of Immigration Fingerprint Database

April 26, 2011, 10:07 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Today, the State Assembly's Public Safety Committee passed on to the full assembly AB 1081, also known as the TRUST Act. The bill, sponsored by San Francisco's Tom Ammiano, would give local governments the right to opt-out of Immigration and … Continue reading »

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