Thread: Across the U.S., immigrant advocates demand Obama terminate

Across the U.S., immigrant advocates demand Obama terminate Secure Communities

By Marcos Restrepo | 08.16.11 | 9:47 am

Immigrant rights organizations will join today in a national day of action in six U.S. cities, including Miami, to deliver a report that documents what they see as Secure Communities abuses, demanding that the Obama administration terminate the immigration enforcement program immediately.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Secure Communities program allows local law enforcement agencies to check the fingerprints of people they detain and match them up with federal immigration and criminal databases, with the stated goal of deporting criminals.

“Restoring Community,â€

Illegal aliens hate Secure Communities BECAUSE IT WORKS.

86,616 deported by Secure Communities as of 8/2/2011
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-245726.html

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Ill Imm enablers demand Obama terminate Secure Communities

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-247146.html

Other cities involed in these protest:

The Chicago rally was part of a "National Day of Action" that includes planned protests in Houston, Boston, Miami, Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina.

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-247153.html