Congressional Hispanic Caucus Letter to President Obama
We appreciate and steadfastly support your efforts to reform broken immigration laws and to strengthen national security and public safety. Unfortunately, neither of these goals are served or advanced by the S-Comm policy in its current form.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Calls for Moratorium on S-Comm
05.06.2011– Washington, DC. – Following a chorus of growing criticism over the President’s Secure Communities (S-Comm) policy, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus delivered a letter to the White House calling on the Administration to place a moratorium on the program that “is not living up to its name,” according to the Caucus.
Press Statement on Illinois S-Comm Termination by New York State Working Group Against Deportation
The New York State Working Group Against Deportation commends Illinois for withdrawing from ICE’s much-maligned “Secure Communities” program. New York must immediately take Illinois’ lead to protect immigrants by likewise terminating its S-Comm agreement.
PR: Governor Quinn Terminates Troubled Deportation Program Cites Actual Results Contrary to Stated Purpose as Reason to Withdraw from “Secure Communities”
Today, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement notifying the agency that because of its indiscriminate use of the “Secure Communities” deportation program, the State is ending its participation in the program.
ICE Releases Toolkit for Prosecutors
The tool kit is intended to make federal, state and local prosecutors aware of the different forms of immigration legal relief that may be available to victims of crime or witnesses (e.g. U and T visa-eligible individuals) that are assisting in criminal prosecutions.
Insecure Communities
“Insecure Communities: Families Under Threat” is a poignant 12 minute film documenting the dangerous effects of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) programs that place local police at the center of immigration enforcement.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Letter to President Obama
We appreciate and steadfastly support your efforts to reform broken immigration laws and to strengthen national security and public safety. Unfortunately, neither of these goals are served or advanced by the S-Comm policy in its current form.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Calls for Moratorium on S-Comm
05.06.2011– Washington, DC. – Following a chorus of growing criticism over the President’s Secure Communities (S-Comm) policy, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus delivered a letter to the White House calling on the Administration to place a moratorium on the program that “is not living up to its name,” according to the Caucus.
Press Statement on Illinois S-Comm Termination by New York State Working Group Against Deportation
The New York State Working Group Against Deportation commends Illinois for withdrawing from ICE’s much-maligned “Secure Communities” program. New York must immediately take Illinois’ lead to protect immigrants by likewise terminating its S-Comm agreement.
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May 6, 2011
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Calls for Moratorium on S-Comm
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Press Statement on Illinois S-Comm Termination by New York State Working Group Against Deportation
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PR: Governor Quinn Terminates Troubled Deportation Program Cites Actual Results Contrary to Stated Purpose as Reason to Withdraw from “Secure Communities”
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