ImmigrationImpact.com Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has written to the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility asking for an investigation into the misconduct of immigration officials who she says misled the public with dishonest information on Secure Communities. At the heart of the debate is whether local jurisdictions and states can opt-out of the controversial program that relies on police in local jails to share arrest... Read More

*Update: Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has demanded an investigation into the actions of the Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency, saying that officials were not truthful about whether jurisdictions could opt-out of the Secure Communities program. “You can’t have a government department essentially lying to local government and to members of Congress,” Lofgren told the Los Angeles Times.“This is not OK.” Documents released by advocates on... Read More

Deportation Nation launched Wednesday a new feature in its multimedia section called “A Bottom-Up Look at Secure Communities.” It features an exclusive video interview with Jason Cato, who has been researching the impact of programs like Secure Communities on local police enforcement and immigrant communities they come in contact with. Texas is fully enrolled in Secure Communities, which is a program that relies on police in local jails to enter arrest data into a... Read More