Oct 7, 2009 | www.judicialwatch.org | Tarantulas
Feds Strip Arizona Sheriff's Immigration Authority
A year after praising a successful Arizona sheriff's immigration enforcement program the Department of Homeland Security has killed it amid complaints from politically-connected Latino advocates who accuse officers of racial discrimination.
Known as 287(g), the federal program trains local police officers nationwide to enforce immigration laws. The partnership has been effective in drastically reducing violent crime in local communities and aiding in the deportation of thousands of criminal illegal aliens who would otherwise fall through the cracks.
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