Report: Non-criminals, minor violators make up the majority of those deported via Secure Communities

By Marcos Restrepo | 03.28.11 | 7:42 am

Immigration and Customs Enforcement data received through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that Secure Communities, a federal immigration enforcement program, detains and deports people who are not criminals. #

In a press release issued last week, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network indicates that: #

“Nationally, 1 in 4 people deported under S-Comm haven’t been convicted of any crime. That ratio jumps to over 50% in Palm Beach, in Miami, and in multiple examples across the country[,]â€