A report on the Department of Homeland Security’s “Secure Communities” immigration enforcement program by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) finds that in 127 cases, the DHS took action against illegal immigrants for minor offenses, despite calling for a focus on “highest enforcement priorities” like convicted felons or national security threats.In the new report, called “Immigration Enforcement Off Target: Minor Offenses With Major Consequences,” the AILA describes anecdotal cases, provided by its members who represent the illegal immigrants in question. In these cases, agents for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were called by local police to pick up suspected illegal immigrants after they had committed minor infractions — even though they had no criminal records.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=108175