Secure Communities
The falsely named "Secure Communities" program or S-Comm is the fastest expanding deportation dragnet in the country with the Obama Administration stating that it will be nation-wide by 2013 despite its ties to racial profiling, diversion of local resources, and devastating impact on families.
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Ammiano Remarks to Los Angeles Rally Against S-Comm
Febrero 22, 2012This bill reforms the impact of S-Comm in California. S-Comm has been devastating to immigrant communities. It also has not made anyone safer. Instead, S-Comm destroys TRUST between immigrant...
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The Battle of Arizona... In California
Abril 17, 2011Californians took a turn against the Arizonification of immigration policy and took a step toward standards we expect and the oversight we deserve when the state passed the TRUST Act out of its...
House Appropriations for 2014 Homeland Security Budget Exposes Beltway Hypocrisy
22-05-2013 NHITS192 Press Releases
NDLON Staff
House Appropriations for 2014 Homeland Security Budget Exposes Beltway Hypocrisy As Congress Seeks Immigration Reform, DHS Budgets for Increased Detention 05.22.2013 - Washington, DC The day after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the "Gang...
Read moreCA Assembly passes bill to restore trust in police, curb deportations as national immigration reform debate intensifies
16-05-2013 NHITS506 Press Releases
NDLON Staff
TRUST Act heads to state Senate in wake of findings that police involvement in deportation has made crime victims less likely to seek help Sacramento - Today, following several impassioned floor...
Read moreLawsuit Filed Against Federal Agencies to Uncover Possible Influence on Immigration Bill
08-04-2013 NHITS629 Press Releases
NDLON Staff
Freedom of Information Act Suit to Shed Light on Tactics to Halt California TRUST Act SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2013—The Asian Law Cacus, a legal and civil rights organization serving low-income...
Read moreMassachusetts Joins States Seeking TRUST to Protect Families and to Move Immigration Reform Forward
Immigrant Communities Rallied Today in Support of the TRUST Act authored by Sen. Eldridge & Rep. Sciortino 03.20.2013 Boston, MA - As momentum for federal immigration reform grows, Massachusetts is set to lead…
Judge Approves Landmark Settlement in Immigration Policy Case
FBI, DHS and ICE Agree to Release Crucial Documents Relating to Controversial Deportation Dragnet Program, Secure Communities March 15, 2013, New York – Last night, a federal judge approved a settlement between…
New Data Sparks Anger: almost 2,000 Californians deported through S-Comm in January
Statistics reveal failure of ICE's latest guidelines, add urgency to passage of TRUST Act March 11, 2013 - An analysis of new data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has found that 1,941 Californians were deported in…
State TRUST Acts & NYC Bills to Protect Against Record Breaking Deportations, Set Direction for National Reform
Revelations of Deportation Quota and Widespread Detainer Requests Spur Local Policies to Restore Trust and Safety, Protect Immigrant Residents States and cities across the country are taking the initiative to use their constitutional powers to…
In Response to ICE's Reported Release of Detainees, NDLON Calls for End to Police/ICE Collaboration Programs
Nation Cannot Afford Immigration Policy Driven by Politically Motivated Deportation Quota February 26, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA In response to the news of ICE releasing some detainees as it undergoes a review related…
NDLON Reaction to DHS Friday Afternoon Announcement on Secure Communities and Deportation Rates
12.21.2012 - Los Angeles, CA Today, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) announced revisions to the controversial Secure Communities deportation program. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network issued the following…
AG Harris Announcement Affirms Urgent Need for TRUST Act
San Francisco, CA - December, 04, 2012.This Afternoon Attorney General Harris issued a bulletin that clarified that ICE hold requests are voluntary in nature and local law enforcement have full…
Leaders of key immigrant groups to react to introduction of TRUST Act "3.0"
Hours after bill presented in Sacramento, influential LA leaders will urge Gov. Brown to take swift action; Passage of bill will be catalyst for national immigration reform What: Press conference featuring leaders…
Public Forum on Secure Communities, ICE Holds, and TRUST ACT
As Los Angeles and California are set to lead national reform, lessons learned from Chicago and elsewhere Saturday Event Featuring Cook County Commissioner Garcia, MALDEF President, and Legal Experts Make Case for…
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Roy v Los Angeles County
30-10-2012 NHITS1959 Resources
NDLON Staff

On October 19, 2012, NDLON and other organizations sued Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca for engaging in massive unconstitutional detention of immigrants and U.S. citizens suspected of being immigrants...
Read moreRev. Jesse Jackson Calls on Gov. Brown t…
26-09-2012 NHITS1949 Resources
NDLON Staff
Rev. Jesse Jackson: The Moral Obligation to Sign the TRUST Act
Read moreDissecting John Morton's Sympathy Letter to a Hate Group
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Legal Scholars Endorse California TRUST Act
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Cost of Responding to Immigration Detainers in California
The Cost of Responding to Immigration Detainers in California
Washington, DC: Protecciones por la comunidad migrante
El programa de “Comunidades Seguras” es un programa de deportación que impacta personas no ciudadanas arrestadas por la policía. El 5 de junio 2012 el departamento de Inmigración y Aduanas…
California TRUST Act with Amendments
Existing federal law authorizes any authorized immigration officer to issue an immigration detainer that serves to advise another law enforcement agency that the federal department seeks custody of an alien…
All in One Guide: Defeating ICE's Hold Requests
All in One Guide to Defeating ICE Holds
DHS Inspector General Report: Operations of Secure Communities
DHS Inspector General Report: Operations of Secure Communities
DHS Inspector General Report: Communications Regarding Secure Communities
DHS Inspector General: Communications Regarding Secure Communities
En Terreno Hostil: Un Reporte de Amnesty International en la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración
En Terreno Hostil: Las Violaciones de los Derechos Humanos



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