California Advances Bill to Allow Communities To Opt Out of ICE Secure Communities Pr
 

California lawmakers are considering allowing communities to opt out of using ICE’s “Secure Communities” program. California accounts for more than a third of the deportations under the program. Secure Communities links up the FBI’s criminal database and the Department of Homeland Security’s records so that every time someone is arrested their immigration status is automatically electronically checked.

Illinois and Washington State are also both considering measures to allow their communities to choose if they wish to participate in the program.


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