Local Agencies Strengthen Partnerships With ICE Amid Rising Immigrant Arrests

Local Agencies Strengthen Partnerships With ICE Amid Rising Immigrant Arrests

Under a federal program that officials say makes the public safer, local governments across the US have become immigration enforcers. However, critics say the program spreads fear, breaks down trust, and threatens the very structure of immigrant communities. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 set up the 287(g) program, which lets … Read more

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NYT Columnist Praises Arrested Judge’s Protection of Illegal Migrant as ‘Heroic Act of Civil Disobedience’

NYT Columnist Praises Arrested Judge’s Protection of Illegal Migrant as 'Heroic Act of Civil Disobedience'

David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times, said that a Wisconsin judge protecting an illegal immigrant from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would be “something illegal” and “something heroic” against the Trump government. Brooks talked about the news on Friday that Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested and … Read more