Texas Moves Ahead With Secure Communities Program

by Julian Aguilar
an hour ago

Republican lawmakers in Texas, unfazed by state governments across the country opting out of a controversial immigration enforcement program, are instead seeking to expand it here.

Through the Secure Communities program, administered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, local law enforcement compares the fingerprints of those arrested to a federal database to determine if the individual is eligible for deportation under current federal immigration laws. In a proclamation issued Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry added expanding the program to the “callâ€