Secure Communities

Separating Immigration Policy and National Security, Not American Families

As we remember the victims and heroes of 9/11, we're reminded that people of all colors and creeds died on that horrific day, including more than 100 undocumented immigrants. We also remember the courage of survivors, emergency responders, family ...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - September 16, 2011 at 2:22 pm

Categories: 287(g), 9-11 blog series, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration discrimination, immigration enforcement, muslim, NSEERS, racial profiling, Secure Communities   Tags:

ACLU Lens: Leaked Secure Communities Task Force Report Shows Program’s Many Flaws

A task force report released today on the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities reveals the program's many problems — namely that it has led to the deportation of thousands of immigrants with no criminal records and undermines c...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - at 1:07 pm

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DHS Told Loud and Clear: Stop Tearing Immigrant Families Apart

Last night in Arlington, Virginia, a community spoke to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by bearing witness to fear and hardship sown by the immigration enforcement program misleadingly called Secure Communities. Hundreds of people were tu...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - August 25, 2011 at 12:49 pm

Categories: Chuck Jenkins, DHS, immigrants' rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration discrimination, immigration enforcement, Mark Shmueli, Secure Communities   Tags:

DHS Told Loud and Clear: Stop Tearing Immigrant Families Apart

Last night in Arlington, Virginia, a community spoke to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by bearing witness to fear and hardship sown by the immigration enforcement program misleadingly called Secure Communities. Hundreds of people were tu...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - at 12:49 pm

Categories: Chuck Jenkins, DHS, immigrants' rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration discrimination, immigration enforcement, Marc Rapp, Mark Shmueli, Secure Communities, Walter Tejada   Tags:

DHS Told Loud and Clear: Stop Tearing Immigrant Families Apart

Last night in Arlington, Virginia, a community spoke to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by bearing witness to fear and hardship sown by the immigration enforcement program misleadingly called Secure Communities. Hundreds of people were tu...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - at 12:49 pm

Categories: Chuck Jenkins, DHS, immigrants' rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration discrimination, immigration enforcement, Marc Rapp, Secure Communities, Walter Tejada   Tags:

DHS Told Loud and Clear: Stop Tearing Immigrant Families Apart

Last night in Arlington, Virginia, a community spoke to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by bearing witness to fear and hardship sown by the immigration enforcement program misleadingly called Secure Communities. Hundreds of people were tu...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - at 12:49 pm

Categories: Chuck Jenkins, DHS, immigrants' rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration discrimination, immigration enforcement, Marc Rapp, Mark Shmueli, Secure Communities, Walter Tejada   Tags:

DHS Told Loud and Clear: Stop Tearing Immigrant Families Apart

Last night in Arlington, Virginia, a community spoke to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by bearing witness to fear and hardship sown by the immigration enforcement program misleadingly called Secure Communities. Hundreds of people were tu...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - at 12:49 pm

Categories: Chuck Jenkins, DHS, immigrants' rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration discrimination, immigration enforcement, Marc Rapp, Mark Shmueli, Secure Communities   Tags:

The Good Wife Tackles Destructive Immigration Enforcement Policies

In last week’s episode of the television drama The Good Wife, the devastating effects of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Communities program took center stage. Actress America Ferrara guest starred as Natalie Flores, a Lati...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - April 6, 2011 at 4:09 pm

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The Good Wife Tackles Destructive Immigration Enforcement Policies

In last week’s episode of the television drama The Good Wife, the devastating effects of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Communities program took center stage. Actress America Ferrara guest starred as Natalie Flores, a Lati...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - at 4:09 pm

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Local Enforcement Tactics Lead to Racial Profiling, Human Rights Abuses

Yesterday, military veteran and U.S. citizen Robert Cote spoke to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) about his wife, Rita, who was illegally arrested and detained by Florida police and now faces deportation. In February 2009, Rita...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - March 29, 2011 at 8:57 am

Categories: 287(g), ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Secure Communities   Tags: