Secure Communities
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Secure Communities is a U.S. immigration enforcement program that integrates local law enforcement fingerprint data with federal immigration databases to identify and facilitate the removal of deportable noncitizens.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal program
ⓘ
immigration enforcement program ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
deportable noncitizens
ⓘ
noncitizens ⓘ removable noncitizens ⓘ |
| controversy |
allegations of increased racial profiling
ⓘ
concerns about due process for noncitizens ⓘ criticism for involving local police in federal immigration enforcement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedBy |
civil liberties groups
ⓘ
immigrant rights organizations ⓘ some state and local officials ⓘ |
| dataFlow |
DHS checks fingerprints against immigration databases
ⓘ
FBI forwards fingerprints to DHS ⓘ local arrest fingerprints sent to FBI ⓘ |
| dataType |
biometric identifiers
ⓘ
criminal history information ⓘ |
| expandedNationwideBy | 2013 ⓘ |
| focus |
noncitizens arrested by local law enforcement
ⓘ
noncitizens with criminal convictions ⓘ |
| goal |
enhance immigration enforcement through information sharing
ⓘ
facilitate removal of deportable noncitizens ⓘ identify removable noncitizens in local custody ⓘ |
| implementedBy | state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Immigration and Nationality Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal immigration law ⓘ |
| method |
automatic biometric data sharing between local and federal agencies
ⓘ
interoperability of fingerprint databases ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Enforcement and Removal Operations
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surface form:
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations
U.S. Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilotImplementationLocation | Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType | interior immigration enforcement ⓘ |
| primaryInput |
biometric data
ⓘ
fingerprint data ⓘ |
| reactivatedBy | Trump administration ⓘ |
| reactivationDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
287(g) program
ⓘ
Priority Enforcement Program ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Priority Enforcement Program ⓘ |
| resultOfMatch |
ICE enforcement action
ⓘ
immigration status determination ⓘ |
| startDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| suspendedBy |
Barack Obama presidency
ⓘ
surface form:
Obama administration
|
| suspensionDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| usesDataFrom |
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
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surface form:
Automated Biometric Identification System
DHS immigration databases ⓘ FBI fingerprint database ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ IDENT ⓘ |
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