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Ever since the Department of Homeland Security decided to conscript local police as “force multipliers” in harsh immigration enforcement efforts, cities and states have found themselves unwittingly or unwillingly part of the controversial federal deportation program misnamed Secure Communities. But a bold move last week by the D.C. Council [“In D.C., no warm welcome for immigration crackdown,” Metro, June 5] to protect residents from the effects of Secure Communities should serve as a model for the country. ice holdimmigrant detainer amendment actmendelsonop-edsarahi uribesecure communitieswashington postwashington, dc