In Florida 9 Counties Joins Secure Communities Program
June 22, 2009 – 10:29 am
Off late there has been a growing list of law enforcement agencies to receive biometric-based immigration history information about inmates via the new Secure Communities program, and the latest to join are nine Florida Counties – Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Duval, Hillsborough, Marion, Miami Dade, St. John’s, and St. Lucie counties. Secure Communities allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to determine if an arrested individual is a removable criminal alien. With the implementation of this program, everyone booked into these county jails has their fingerprints screened in the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) immigration database. Secure Communities enhances the ongoing joint efforts between Florida sheriff offices and ICE to identify criminal aliens in local jails, and process them for deportation. Eventually, with Department of Justice (DOJ) and DHS component collaboration, ICE plans to expand this capability to all state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the nation. Currently, more than 60 counties nationwide are participating in Secure Communities Program.
For complete information, please click New program Enhances Identifying and Deporting Criminal Aliens in 9 Florida Counties
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