Originally touted as an enforcement program that would only be used to deport serious criminals, Secure Communities is instead resulting in local police doubling as immigration agents. Because the majority of people deported under the program have either been convicted of minor offenses, such as traffic violations, or don’t have any criminal record at all, it has further damaged trust between immigrants and police.
The Issues
Today’s DHS Announcement Reveals the Answer: Not Much Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its long-awaited response to last year’s report from the Secure Communities Task Force. Secure Communities, the Obama Administration’s signature immigration enforcement program, has been…
Learn MoreNew Report, Outcry from Public Show How this and Other Programs Have Hindered Crime-Fighting and Destroyed Community Trust Local and national immigration experts spoke on a call with reporters to relate stories and highlight concerns that Secure Communities and other…
Learn MoreDownload PDF. The principle behind community policing is straightforward: in order to investigate crimes, lock up criminals, and protect the public, police need the trust and cooperation of everyone in their communities. When immigrants worry that contact with the police…
Learn MoreCriticism of the Obama Administration’s Secure Communities deportation program has reached a new apex, as elected officials and law enforcement leaders offer serious rebukes of the program and immigrant communities and newspaper editorial boards call for it to be scrapped…
Learn MoreAnnouncement Flouts Widespread Concern from Law Enforcement and Elected Officials On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security unilaterally cancelled its Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) on Secure Communities (S-COMM), an immigration enforcement program of the Obama administration that was sold to…
Learn MoreProgram Will Continue to Damage Community Policing Unless DHS Implements a Complete Overhaul Responding to growing criticism from law enforcement and elected officials across the country, who say DHS’ Secure Communities program is hurting the relationship between local police and…
Learn MoreFundamental Reforms Needed to Align Program with Law Enforcement Priorities, Protect Public Safety Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it is establishing an advisory board to review the Secure Communities deportation program, and implementing new guidance throughout the field…
Learn MoreNY Joins Growing List of States and Experts Questioning Public Safety Problems with Secure Communities Deportation Program Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) suspended his state’s participation in the ineffective Secure Communities deportation program, due to concerns over its…
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