Thread: Program targeting illegal aliens up and running across GA.

Program targeting illegal immigrants up and running across Georgia

By Jeremy Redmon
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

All 159 Georgia counties are now participating in a federal fingerprint-sharing program aimed at deporting violent illegal immigrants.

On Wednesday, 116 counties across the state joined the Secure Communities program, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s website. Atlanta area counties have been connected for months.

Georgia now joins 20 other states in having statewide coverage from the program, including California, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina. ICE plans to have the program up and running nationwide by 2013.

The program works by comparing the fingerprints of everyone booked into participating jails with prints held in federal databases to determine if the inmates are in the country illegally. Federal immigration officials could seek to deport inmates when matches are found, though they say they are primarily focusing on noncitizens who have committed violent offenses and other serious crimes.

http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politic ... 54409.html

HOO RAA!

1,882 Secure Communities activated as of 12/6/2011
(Out of 3181) 59%

12/6/2011

AL - 37 of 67
AK - 0 of 27
AZ - 15 of 15 - 100%
AR - 19 of 75
CA - 58 of 58 - 100%
CO - 3 of 64
CT - 1 of 8
DE - 3 of 3 - 100%
DC - 0 of 1
FL - 67 of 67 - 100%
GA - 159 of 159 - 100%
HI - 4 of 4 - 100%
ID - 44 of 44 - 100%
IL - 26 of 102
IN - 53 of 92
IA - 13 of 99
KS - 14 of 105
KY - 1 of 120
LA - 15 of 64
ME - 0 of 16
MD - 22 of 24
MA - 1 of 15
MI - 83 of 83 - 100%
MN - 0 of 87
MS - 82 of 82 - 100%
MO - 115 of 115 - 100%
MT - 3 of 56
NE - 12 of 93
NV - 14 of 17
NH - 0 of 10
NJ - 0 of 21
NM - 33 of 33 - 100%
NY - 31 of 62
NC - 100 of 100 - 100%
ND - 0 of 53
OH - 88 of 88 - 100%
OK - 77 of 77 - 100%
OR - 36 of 36 - 100%
PA - 3 of 67
RI - 5 of 5 - 100%
SC - 46 of 46 - 100%
SD - 5 of 66
TN - 21 of 95
TX - 260 of 260 - 100%
UT - 14 of 29
VT - 0 of 14
VA - 129 OF 129 - 100%
WA - 6 of 39
WV - 54 of 54 - 100%
WI - 72 of 72 - 100%
WY - 1 of 23

P.R. 37 of 37 - 100%

12/6/2011

1,882 jurisdictions activated out of 3,181 - 59%
(3,141 counties)

12/6/2011