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Fingerprinting Of Immigrants Stirs Privacy Debate

Posted 05.31.2012

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Police officers have drastically increased their use of fingerprinting technologies to track immigrants and non-criminals, according to a new report. ...

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Disappointed Democrats Fight Obama On Immigration -- And Campaign For Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.14.2012

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), one of President Barack Obama's most vocal critics on immigration, was sitting at dinner with his family a...

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Secure Communities Takes New Hampshire By Surprise

Posted 05.10.2012

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The Department of Homeland Security is moving ahead with plans to institute the controversial Secure Communities program in the state of New Hampshire...

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Critics Unimpressed With Changes To U.S. Program To Deport Undocumented Immigrants

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday announced a policy change for its Secure Communities program, hoping to address concerns r...

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At Supreme Court, Arizona Leaves Affected Voices at Home: Q & A With Carlos Garcia, Puente Human Rights Advocate

Jeff Biggers | Posted 04.24.2012

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"Life in Arizona for undocumented immigrants since SB 1070 passed is a combination of basic survival under a climate of hate and inspiring organizing that will one day turn hate to love."

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Immigrants Near U.S.-Canada Border Fear Racial Profiling

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Immigrants and minorities who live near the U.S. northern border are fearful of Customs and Border Protection agents, accusing them of r...

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Homeland Security Didn't Mean To Deceive Communities -- But Did, Inspector Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Two years ago, the Department of Homeland Security began an immigration enforcement program called Secure Communities, designed to find ...

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Thousands Arrested In Immigration Operation

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As Republicans accuse the Obama administration of shirking its responsibilities on immigration enforcement, the agency responsible for i...

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Report: Despite Claims, Feds Deport Michigan Immigrants With No Criminal Records

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 03.22.2012

Undocumented immigrants who commit only minor infractions or have no criminal record make up the majority of Michigan's deportations through the U.S. ...

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ICE Director: 'Draconion' To Suspending Program Under Investigation For Racial Profiling

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 03.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton said Thursday that the agency has no plans to suspend a controversial program t...

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Secure Communities: The Real Cost of Failed Immigration Policy

Voto Latino | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Immigration, Secure Communities, Deportation, Ice, Jakadrien Turer, Undocumented Immigrants, President Obama, Latino Voices News

Interaction with law enforcement can make an undocumented, documented immigrants and even US Citizens--vulnerable to additional scrutiny from ICE and even deportation.

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Immigrants in the Time of Kobach

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Secure Communities, Immigration Reform, Immigration, Obama Immigration, Chris Kobach, Latino Voters, Deportation, Los Angeles News

For undocumented immigrants, there are no best of times. These are definitely the worst of times in a long time. But not all is doom and gloom in 2012.

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The Miramonte School Conspiracy of Silence

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Secure Communities, Undocumented Immigrants, Child Abuse, Ice, Sheriff Lee Baca, Miramonte School Scandal, Child Sexual Abuse, Los Angeles News

It is an involuntary code of silence that threatens to hamper the investigation into the Miramonte scandal, based on the fear that the parents have expressed in going to the police because they fear immigration consequences.

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Immigrant Advocates Skeptical On New DHS Public Advocate Position

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 02.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The agency tasked with finding and deporting undocumented immigrants announced on Tuesday the creation of a new position that will work ...

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Dear Secretary Napolitano: Suspend Secure Communities

Ali Noorani | Posted 03.13.2012

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Secretary Napolitano has her work cut out for her if she truly wants her department to sidestep discriminatory practices and restore an ounce of credibility to Secure Communities.

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Migrants' Rights Are Human Rights! Take Local Police Out of Immigration Enforcement

Bill Quigley | Posted 02.18.2012

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As we begin a new year, let's take a step forward toward recognizing the fundamental human rights of all people. The United States must change course.

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Divisive Immigration Pilot Program Coming To Denver

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 12.09.2011

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The Department of Homeland Security's contentious 'Secure Communities' program may soon have a friendlier cousin, pending a successful six-week pilot ...

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Is Obama Breaking His Promise To Immigrants?

| Ryan Gabrielson | Posted 02.06.2012

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Story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Ryan Gabrielson The number of people facing deportation because of criminal charges has declined st...

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Steve King Asks Witness About How He Came To The U.S.

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) took a moment on Wednesday to question a congressional witness about how he moved to the United States from Mex...

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Cecilia Munoz Didn't Want to Face Me, or the Facts.

Felipe Matos | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Cecilia Munoz, Immigration Reform, Latino Politics, Latino Voters, Scomm, DREAM Act, Secure Communities, Immigration, Latino Voices, Latino Voices News

The absence of truth is. That's why I have decided to call Ms. Munoz to a public debate in a Latino community of her choosing.

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Meet Cecilia Muñoz's "Collateral Damage"

Felipe Matos | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Latinos, Immigration Reform, Undocumented Immigrants, Youth, Latino Voters, Latino Politics, DREAM Act, Scomm, Secure Communities, Immigration, Cecilia-Munoz, Latino Voices News

The Latino and immigrant community has been criminalized and targeted for several years. As a Latino, I find the Obama administration's public relations move to use Cecilia Muñoz, a former immigrant rights advocate, as the spokesperson for their worst immigration policies despicable.

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How Secure Communities Is Impacting Illinois Families

The Chicago Reporter | By: Maria Ines Zamudio | Posted 01.01.2012

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Sitting in DuPage County Jail, Leticia Morua sobbed uncontrollably, unable to answer questions during the booking interview. "I felt humiliated," Moru...

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DHS Documents: Local Police Not Required To Hold Undocumented Immigrants For U.S. Government

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Local law enforcement agencies are not required to hold undocumented immigrants at the request of the federal government, according to i...

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Who's To Blame For Obama's Immigration Policies?

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Since the beginning of his administration, immigration reform has been a sensitive issue for President Barack Obama. As the disappointme...

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Cecilia Muñoz: Set The Record Straight

Felipe Matos | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Secure Communities, Immigration Reform, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DREAM Act, Latino Voices News

When I first got involved in the immigrant rights movement, Ms. Muñoz used to be one of my iconic images of leadership in the Latino community. We need her old voice back in this moment of crisis where so many attacks are happening.

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