LibGuides: Arizona and National Immigration Crisis: Secure Communities

Brizuela v. Feliciano

Filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, No. 3:12-cv-0026.

YLS takes on Secure Communities
By James Lu, Yale Daily News, Feb. 24, 2012.
Yale Law School Immigration Clinic Files Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Secure Communities Detainers,
By Mary E. O'Leary, New Haven Register, Feb. 22, 2012.

Roy v. County of Los Angeles

Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief and Damages (US DC 10-19-12)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Case No. CV 12-9012.

ACLU Press Release (Oct. 19, 2012)
For more information.

Press Releases

National Report Condemns Secure Communities Program
National Immigration Law Center, Aug. 16, 2011.
Congressman José E. Serrano Objects to New Secure Communities Policy
U.S. Representative (16th District of NY), August 10, 2011.
Obama Administration Again Fails Immigrant Communities by Unilaterally Implementing the Flawed Secure Communities Program with no Imput from State Governments
The New York State Working Group Against Deportation, Aug. 8, 2011. [1-page PDF]
New York Elected Officials and Advocates Lambast ICE's Alleged Improvements to "Secure Communities" Deportation Program
The New York State Working Group Against Deportation, June 1, 2011. [2-page PDF]

Press Releases (cont'd)

New York Advocates Applaud Authoritative Report Calling for End of Controversial Deportation Program
Michelle Fei & Mizue Aizeki, New York State Working Group Against Deportation, Aug. 16, 2011.

Full Text Documents

Immigrant Defense Project's Analysis of ICE's Changes to Secure Communities
Dated June 22, 2011.
New York City Enforcement of Immigration Detainers: Preliminary Findings
By Aarti Shahani, Justice Strategies (Oct. 2010).
Letter from ICE Director John Morton to Gov. Jack Markell (Del.) Terminating S-Comm MOA
Dated Aug. 5, 2011.
DHS, Office of Inspector General, Communication Regarding Participation in Secure Communities (Mar 2

Memorandum of Agreement
Between U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (Dec. 28, 2010) [9-page PDF]

ICE's Secure Communities

ICE's Secure Communities page
Secure Communities was an immigration enforcement program administered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from 2008 to 2014. For more on Secure Communities, Click the “Archived information” link on the page.

The program was replaced by Priority Enforcement Program (PEP) in July 2015.
ICE: Secure Communities Program Not Optional
Homeland Security Newswire, Mar. 7, 2011.
Task Force on Secure Communities Membership List
A mix of union leaders, educators, law enforcement, lawyers, and interest groups.
Operation of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Secure Communities (Revised)
Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, Report No. OIG-12-64, Apr. 5, 2012. [25-page PDF]
Civil Immigration Enforcement: Guidance on the Use of Detainers in the Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Criminal Justice Systems
Memo from ICE Director John Morton (dated Dec.21, 2012). [3-page PDF]

Fact Sheets

Other Online Resources

Deportation Nation's Secure Communities Timeline
New York State Working Group Against Deportation
Secure Communities 101: Here's What You Need to Know
Stokely Baksh, Julianne Hing, and Renee Feltz, Colorlines, May 25, 2011.
Human Rights Watch, Migrants Topic Page
ACLU's Immigrants' Rights page
ImmigrationProf Blog
Blog Editors: Kevin R. Johnson, Bill Ong Hing, Leticia Saucedo, Enid F. Trucios-Haynes, and Michael A. Scaperlanda.
Pew Hispanic Center's Immigration page
ABA Commission on Immigration
Brookings Institute's Immigration page
Fiscal Policy Institute's Immigration Research Initiative
FPI's Immigration Research Initiative was started in 2007 to examine the role of immigrants in the New York State economy.

Gov. Cuomo Suspends New York's Participation in Secure Communities

NY and MY Forced to Join Secure Communities Despite Opposition
Jorge Rivas, Colorlines, May 14, 2012.
Despite Opposition, Immigration Agency to Expand Fingerprint Program
Julia Preston, New York Times, May 11, 2012.
New York Suspends Participation in Embattled Secure Communities
Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines, June 2, 2011.
Gov. Cuomo's Press Release
In this June 1, 2011 Press Release, Gov. Cuomo announced that the state of New York will suspend participation in the federal Secure Communities Program.
Cuomo Ends State's Role in Checking Immigrants
Kirk Semple, New York Times, June 1, 2011.
New Yorkers Urge Gov. Cuomo to Withdraw From Flawed Deportation Program
Jackie Mahendra, Change.org, May 27, 2011.
State Was Given False Promises When It Came to Fingerprint Sharing Program, Feds Admit
Erica Pearson, New York Daily News, May 27, 2011.
Pressure Against Deportation Program
Nick McCann, Courthouse News Service, May 27, 2011.
New ICE Data Reinforces Advocates' Call to End Federal Deportation Program in New York
New York Civil Liberties Union, May 25, 2011. Links to Analysis of ICE Data and Letter From Former ICE Contractor.
NYCLU, Community Advocates Rally to Urge Gov. Cuomo to Withdraw State from Unjust Deportation Program
New York Civil Liberties Union, May 18, 2011. Links to the Letter from 38 State Legislators, the Letter from the Assembly's PRHTF, and the Letter from U.S. Reps. Serrano and Velazquez.
Pressure on NY to Quit "Secure Communities" Immigration Enforcement Program
Angela M. Santos, Fox News Latino, May 12, 2011.
Insecure Communities: Feds Target NYC Immigrants for More Deportations
Reneé Feltz, The Indypendent, Nov. 17, 2010.
NYCLU Urges NYC Council to Oppose Increased Role for City in Detaining, Deporting Immigrants
New York Civil Liberties Union, Nov. 10, 2010. Links to the NYCLU's Testimony.

Uncover the Truth

New Documents Reveal Behind-the-Scenes FBI Role in Controversial Secure Communities Deportation Program (PR)
Uncover the Truth, July 6, 2011.
Next Generation Identification (NGI) Documents
Links to Fact Sheet and FOIA documents.
District Court Rejects DHS and ICE FOIA Withholdings that Conceal Misrepresentations and Embarassment (PR)
Uncover the Truth, Press Release, July 11, 2011.
Newly Obtained Documents Reveal Secure Communities Program Leads to Deporations of People Who Have Never Been Arrested, Despite Objection from California Department of Justice
Uncover the Truth, July 3, 2012.

Online Reports & Articles

Criminal Justice for Noncitizens: An Analysis of Variation in Local Enforcement
Ingrid Eagly, 88 NYU Law Review 1126 (2013).
From Fingerprints to DNA: Problems with Biometric Data Collection in U.S. Immigrant Communities and Beyond
Jennifer Lynch, Immigration Policy Center, Special Report, May 2012.
The Paradox of Law Enforcement in Immigrant Communities: Does Tough Immigration Enforcement Undermine Public Safety?
David Kirk et al., Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 11-281, Oct. 4, 2011. Available at SSRN. [34-page PDF]
Insecure Communities: How an Immigration Enforcement Program Encourages Battered Women to Stay Silent
Radha Vishnuvajjala, Boston College Third World Law Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2011. Available at SSRN. [32-page PDF]
Secure Communities by the Numbers: An Analysis of Demographics and Due Process
Aarti Kohli, Peter L. Markowitz and Lisa Chavez, UC Berkeley Law School Warren Institute, Oct. 2011. [20-page PDF]
Unanswered Questions Surround ICE's Secure Communities Program
Muzaffar Chishti, Claire Bergeron, and Lang Hoyt, MPI Policy Beat, Mar. 15, 2011.
Insecure Communities: Examining Local Government Participation in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's "Secure Communities" Program
Rachel R. Ray, ExpressO, 2011.
Insecure Communities: How Increased Localization of Immigration Enforcement under President Obama through the Secure Communities Program Makes Us Less Safe, and May Violate the Constitution
Rachel Zoghlin, The Modern American, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Article 4, 2010.
Briefing Guide to ICE's Minor Secure Communities Modifications
From Uncover the Truth. Links to the full guide or summary [in PDF].
Local Democracy on ICE: Why State and Local Governments Have No Business in Federal Immigration Law Enforcement
Aarti Shahani and Judith Greene, Justice Strategies, Feb. 2009. [100-page PDF]

National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON) v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)

District Court Rejects DHS and ICE FOIA Withholdings that Conceal Misrepresentations and Embarassment (PR)
Uncover the Truth, Press Release, July 11, 2011.
NDLON v. ICE
Center for Constitutional Rights, synposis of case, links to documents related to the case.

California's TRUST Act

A.B. 4
California TRUST Act of 2013: Link to the California Legislative Information page.
Capping String of Victories for Immigrants, Brown Signs California Trust Act
Daniel C. Vock, Stateline, Oct. 7, 2013.
Trust Act Signed in California to Limit Deportation Program
Elise Foley and Roque Planas, Huffington Post, Oct. 5, 2013.
TRUST Act Vetoed: California Gov. Jerry Brown Calls Limits On Immigration Enforcement 'Flawed'
Elise Foley, Huffington Post, Oct. 1, 2012.
California TRUST Act Awaits Governor's Signature
Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact, Aug. 30, 2012.
California Sheriffs Oppose Bill on Illegal Immigrants
Brook Barnes, New York Times, Aug. 28, 2012.
California's TRUST Act Helps Local Law Enforcement Prioritize
Ali Noorani, Fox News Latino, Aug. 25, 2012.
Not Another Arizona: California's TRUST Act Has the Right Focus
Andrea Alajbegovic and Marshall Fitz, American Progress, July 31, 2012.
California Senate Passes 'Anti-Arizona' Bill to Limit Federal Detainers on Illegal Immigrants
Michael Martinez, CNN, July 6, 2012.

California's TRUST Act documents

Law Profs Letter of Support for the TRUST Act, AB 1081 (dated Aug. 30, 2012)
Addressed to Gov. Brown
TRUST Act, AB 1081 enrolled bill
A.B. 4 TRUST Act Introduced (12-2-12)

Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance

Ordinance (Sept. 12, 2012)
City Council Approves Welcoming City Ordinance
Mayor's Press Release, Sept. 12, 2012.

Chicago City Council Passes 'Welcoming City Ordinance' to Protect Undocumented Immigrants
Huffington Post, Sept. 14, 2012.
History & Text of Amendment of Title 2-173 of Municipal Code
By adding new sections 2-173-005 and 2-173-042 regarding citizenship and immigration status

New York City's Local Law re persons not to be detained

Local Law No. 62 (Nov. 22, 2011)

City Limits Cooperation with Federal Immigration Officials at Rikers
Mirela Iverac, WNYC News Blog, Nov. 22, 2011.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to persons not to be detained
From NYC Council's website: includes details on the law, hearing transcripts, committee reports etc.

Secure Communities News 2013

Council Votes to Add Curbs on Aiding Deporations
Kirk Semple, New York Times, Feb. 27, 2013.

Secure Communities News 2012

2 Bills Before City Council Would Limit Deportations
Kirk Stark, New York Times, Dec. 12, 2012.
LAPD Scales Back Its Participation in Secure Communities
Rina Palta, SCPR.org, Dec. 11, 2012.
Secure Communities Deporting Non-Criminals in Massachusetts
MyFoxBoston.com, Fox News Latino, Dec. 10, 2012.
Chicago City Council Passes 'Welcoming City Ordinance' to Protect Undocumented Immigrants
Huffington Post, Sept. 13, 2012.
Secure Communities: How Much Latitude Do States Have?
Leslie Berestein Rojas, Multi-American (89.3 KPCC), July 10, 2012.
In California, TRUST Act One Step Closer to Becoming Law
Ben Winograd, Immigration Impact, July 6, 2012.
Secure Communities Immigration Checks Resisted in District of Columbia
Elise Foley, Huffington Post, June 4, 2012.
Federal Agencies Use Finger Prints, DNA to Track Immigrant Communities
Jorge Rivas, Colorlines, May 31, 2012.
Fingerprints Program Stirs Wide Dissent
Sumathi Reddy, Wall St. Journal, May 11, 2012.
Secure Communities, Immigration Enforcement Initiative, Criticized by Michigan Reformers
Kate Abbey-Lambertz, Huffington Post, Mar. 22, 2012.
ICE Releases memo Outlining Justification for Making Secure Communities Mandatory
Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact, Jan. 13, 2012.
Administration Folds in Immigration FOIA Fight, Admits Error
Josh Gerstein, Politico (blog), Jan. 9, 2012.
Controversial "Secure Communities" Immigration Program Will Be Mandatory by 2013
Gretchen Gavett, PBS Frontline, Jan. 9, 2012.

Secure Communities in the News 2010-2011

Napolitano: Deportation Reviews to Begin Shortly
Mike M. Ahlers, CNN, Oct. 19, 2011.
Latinos Said to Bear Weight of a Deportation Program
Julia Preston, New York Times, Oct. 18, 2011.
In Change, Bloomberg Backs Obstacle to Deportation
Sam Dolnick, New York Times, Sept. 30, 2011.
Fatal Accident Puts Focus on Deportation Program
Abby Goodnough, New York Times, Sept. 29, 2011.
Immigration Advocates Urge Ending Secure Communities Program
Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, Aug. 18, 2011.
Report: Immigration Program Distracts Police, Destroys Trust
CNN Wire Staff, CNN, Aug. 16, 2011.
Resistance Widens to Obama Initiative on Criminal Immigrants
Julia Preston, New York Times, Aug. 13, 2011.
ICE Changed its Tune on 'Secure Communities'
Adam Klasfeld, Courthouse News, Aug. 9, 2011.
DHS Tells States: We Don't Need Your Approval for Secure Communities
Julianne Hing, Colorlines, Aug. 9, 2011.
Immigration Reform Activists and ICE Reach Impasse Over Secure Communities
Roque Planas, Latin American News Dispatch, July 24, 2011.
More Illegal Immigrants Deported for Traffic Offenses. Problem for Obama?
Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, July 22, 2011.
States, Cities Reject Federal Deportation Program
Alex Kellogg, NPR, July 22, 2011.
Judge Orders Feds to Cough Up More Info on 'Secure Communities' Program
Adam Klasfeld, Courthouse News Service, July 13, 2011.
Menino Threatens to Quit Plan Targeting Crime by Immigrants
Martine Powers & Stewart Bishop, Boston Globe, July 11, 2011.
New Documents Reveal Behind-the-Scenes FBI Role in Controversial Secure Communities Deportation Program (PR)
Uncover the Truth, July 6, 2011.
Controversial Immigration Program Spurs Federal-State Spat
Mallie Jane Kim, US News & World Report, June 27, 2011.
ICE Vows More 'Discretion' in Deportations. Don't Hold Your Breath
Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines, June 24, 2011.
Immigration Officials Alter Deporation Tactic
Miriam Jordan, Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2011.
Immigration Program Is Rejected by Third State
Julia Preston, New York Times, June 6, 2011.
States Rebel Over Deportations
Miriam Jordan, Wall St. Journal, May 14, 2011.
Illinois Terminates Secure Communities, Advances DREAM Act
Julianne Hing, Colorlines, May 5, 2011.
Illinois Drops Secure Communities as Fierce Opposition Mounts in Massachusetts, Other States
Tanya Pérez-Brennan, Fox News Latino, May 5, 2011.
Janet Napolitano Clarifies Immigration Program
Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle, Apr. 26, 2011.
Federal Immigration Program Is Applied Inconsistently in Region
Shankar Vedantam, Washington Post, Feb. 27, 2011.
State Is Now Part of Immigrant Fingerprinting Program
Georgia Pabst, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 18, 2011.
Paterson and Federal Officials Reach Pact on Immigration
Kirk Semple, New York Times, Dec. 30, 2010.
Disparities in Deportation Program Raise Questions
Shankar Vedantam, Washington Post, Dec. 21, 2010.
Benefits of ICE Program Questioned
Gregg MacDonald, Fairfax County Times (via Wash. Post), Dec. 9, 2010.
Arlington Must Participate in Secure Communities
Christy Goodman, Washington Post (Virginia Politics Blog), Nov. 5, 2010.
Six Nebraska Counties to Benefit from ICE Strategy to Use Biometrics to Identify and Remove Aliens Convicted of a Crime
Press Release, PR Web (Vocus), Nov. 5, 2010.
Call for Help Leads to Possible Deporation for Hyattsville Mother
Shankar Vedantam, Washington Post, Nov. 1, 2010.
Localities Warned on Fingerprinting
AP, New York Times, Oct. 8, 2010.
US Pushes State to Join Security Plan
Maria Sacchetti, Boston Globe, Oct. 6, 2010.
No Opt-Out For Immigration Enforcement
Shankar Vendatam, Washington Post, Oct. 1, 2010.
Arlington Opts Out of Federal Immigration Enforcement Program
Christy Goodman, Washington Post (Virginia Politics Blog), Sept. 28, 2010.
Immigrant Groups Criticize Fingerprint Initiative
Ivan Moreno, AP News, July 26, 2010.
Secretary Napolitano Announces Secure Communities Deployment to All Southwest Border Counties, Facilitating Identification and Removal of Convicted Criminal Aliens
Release Date: August 10, 2010.