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• 287(g) immigration enforcement programs costing local communities

  
  Colorado Independent — Authority: 676
  A new report from the conservative Center for Immigration Studies makes a point of praising the so-called 287(g) program, calling it very “cost-effective.” The program, which was just renewed by the Obama administration , grants broad immigration enforcement powers to local law enforcement agencies. Although ...
  4 days ago

• Pro-Immigrant Demonstrators and Hispanic Media Confront Sheriff Arpaio on Visit to Southern California

  
  Feet In 2 Worlds, Immigration News — Authority: 525
  By Pilar Marrero, La Opinión and FI2W reporterSheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona was clearly enjoying his starring role at a series of fundraisers last week in Southern California.The sheriff, known for his aggressive tactics against undocumented immigrants in and around Phoenix, happily chatted with ...
  6 days ago

• Big Increase In Illegal Aliens With Criminal Records

  
  Judicial Watch - — Authority: 629
  Federal immigration authorities are crediting a crucial team effort with local law enforcement agencies nationwide for a substantial increase in the number of criminally convicted illegal aliens in the last year.  The Department of Homeland Security’s largest investigative agency, Immigration and Customs ...
  1 week ago

• We should stay away from immigration enforcement - so says the police

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 550
  Government programs that arm state and local enforcement with federal immigration responsibilities require knowledge of complicated immigration laws, are costly, but most importantly, lose the faith of communities. And who better to testify to this than policing professionals.   »  noticia original
  1 week ago

• The 287(g) policy has become a perverted version of its original intent in Tennessee

  
  HispanicTips — Authority: 455
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  1 week ago

• UNEDITED VIDEO OF HOUSTON 287G PRESS CONFERENCE AT CITY HALL!

  
  ISIAH CAREY'S 'INSITE' — Authority: 439
  
  2 weeks ago

• The Bat Segundo Show: Marjorie Rosen

  
  Edward Champion's Reluctant Habits — Authority: 488
  Marjorie Rosen recently appeared on The Bat Segundo Show #311 . Marjorie Rosen is most recently the author of Boom Town: How Wal-Mart Transformed an All-American Town Into an International Community . Condition of Mr. Segundo: Kicked out of bed. Author: Marjorie Rosen Subjects Discussed: The white ...
  2 weeks ago

• Metro Councils Frank Harrison: why I voted against 287(g)

  
  Hispanic Nashville Notebook — Authority: 421
  Metro Council Member Frank Harrison City Paper also provides broad coverage of opposition viewpoint Last Tuesday, October 20, three Metro Council members expressed Nashvilles first official opposition to 287(g) in its current form. "287(g)" is the name for the program that ratchets up the interactions between ...
  2 weeks ago

• After Arpaio is Stripped of Immigration Powers, Conservatives Counter With A New Anti-Immigrant Bill

  
  Feet In 2 Worlds, Immigration News — Authority: 525
  By Valeria Fernández, FI2W contributorPHOENIX, Arizona — After the recent decision by federal authorities to limit the power of Maricopa County sheriff ’s deputies to enforce U.S. immigration laws, Arizona lawmakers are renewing a push to grant local police the ability to detain and question suspected ...
  2 weeks ago

• Immigration-check program raises questions of transparency

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 557
  The question of whether Harris County sheriff’s deputies and other local law enforcement officers should be able to run checks on the immigration status of people they arrest is like a political hand grenade, and it stirs deep feelings in people on both sides of the national immigration debate.But there’s one ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dallas Police Ticket Drivers for Not Speaking English

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 155
  Dallas police wrongly ticketed at least 39 drivers for not speaking English over the last three years, reports the Dallas Morning News . It seems Dallas police were confused when, after pulling drivers over for other suspected violations, the police checked their in-car computers and a pull-down menu listed the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Polis: ‘287(g)’ immigration crackdown laws create ‘sweep of terror’

  
  Colorado Independent — Authority: 676
  A federal program known as 287(g), which grants broad immigration enforcement powers to local law enforcement agencies, has resulted in a “sweep of terror,” said 2nd District U.S. Rep. Jared Polis. In a floor speech today , the Boulder Democrat–who can usually be counted on to speak out in support of ...
  3 weeks ago

• DHS Expands Controversial 287(g) Program Empowering Local Police to Enforce Immigration Laws

  
  Question Everything — Authority: 441
  Democracy NowThe Department of Homeland Security said Friday it plans to enter into new agreements with sixty-seven state and local law enforcement agencies. These agreements expand the existing 287(g) program, which delegates some federal immigration enforcement authority to certain state and local agencies. The ...
  3 weeks ago

• Bright & Early: Weighing The Options Edition

  
  Nashvillest — Authority: 431
  Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Council voted to keep the 287(g) federal immigration enforcement program at last night’s meeting after also voting not to discuss the issue before making the decision. Dozens of folks opposing the program had shown up at City Hall to protest, but left abruptly after the vote was ...
  3 weeks ago

• Metro Nashville Council gives 287g a BIG VOTE of APPROVAL 34-3

  
  Truman's Take — Authority: 433
  Kudos to the Metro Council and Sheriff Daron Hall, as for Council member Megan Barry....Lefty Liberal IS as Lefty Liberal DOES...to misquote Mr Gump. Council Continues 287g Program, But One Member Eyeing Alternative Tuesday, October 20th, 2009, by Daniel Potter Last night Nashville’s City Council ...
  3 weeks ago

• Nashville faces wisdom of 287(g) vote

  
  Hispanic Nashville Notebook — Authority: 421
  Photo by Brent Moore. Licensed by Creative Commons. How many peace-loving families have to be sacrificed to get rid of dangerous criminals? Prayer vigil at 5:30 p.m.Last night, I was at the Courthouse to watch the Metro Council public safety committee deliberate the "287(g)" agreement between local law enforcement ...
  3 weeks ago

• Big 287(g) tonight in Nashvilles Metro Council

  
  Truman's Take — Authority: 433
  If you live in Davidson County and you are a LEGAL RESIDENT, please remember to call your District and At-Large Council Representative to ask for their support tonight for 287(g). Council committee votes unanimously to revise 287(g) Supporters and detractors of the controversial 287(g) program squared ...
  3 weeks ago

• Putnam sheriff candidates debate tactics on immigration enforcement

  
  Beyond Borders — Authority: 111
  The two candidates for Putnam County sheriff spoke to the Journal News editorial board today, and spent time debating which of them would work more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Neither one believes that the much publicized 287(g) training — provided by ICE to local officers — is the ...
  3 weeks ago

• New immigration enforcement agreements frustrate Coloradans

  
  Colorado Independent — Authority: 676
  The U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Friday that it had decided to standardize so-called 287(g) agreements rather than cancel them. The agreements grant broad immigration enforcement powers to local law enforcement agencies. In Colorado, and across the nation, immigrant rights ...
  3 weeks ago

• Tim Chavez v. 287(g): excerpts from his opposition

  
  Hispanic Nashville Notebook — Authority: 421
  The late Tim Chavez Former Tennessean columnist and blogger Tim Chavez, whose passing on June 18, 2009 was mourned by Nashvillians across the political spectrum , was a vigorous opponent of 287(g), which is up for a vote in the Metro Council on Tuesday (Resolution 2009-997) and will be heard before the ...
  3 weeks ago

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