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Tag Archives: Secure Communities
Local Jails May Limit Immigration Holds to Convicts
In the next year, many of California’s local jails might limit federal immigration “holds” to detainees with felony convictions, greatly reducing the number of people deported from the state solely for entering the country without permission. Gov. Jerry Brown met … Continue reading
California Pushes Back Against Secure Communities
A bill making its way through the California state legislature would restrict how local law enforcement agencies cooperate with federal immigration authorities. If the Trust Act is passed, California will be the first state in the country to challenge the … Continue reading
'Secure Communities' Program Draws Ire of Church
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The Roman Catholic archdiocese of San Francisco is sponsoring an event Saturday, to express opposition to the federal Secure Communities immigration program. During the event at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano is expected to share a new version of … Continue reading
Judge Orders Release of Memo On Why Optional Secure Communities Program Became Mandatory
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(AP) A federal judge has ordered the release of a document expected to show why the U.S. government ended up mandating a program for identifying deportable immigrants after they've been detained. U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin ordered the government late … Continue reading
SF Sheriff Hennessey Says Won't Hold Arrested Immigrants Under "Secure Communities"
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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
Interview: What is ICE's "Secure Communities" Program and AB 1081
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
