On AlterNet: 287(g)

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "287(g)"

Torn Apart by Homeland Security, Immigrant Families Struggle to Stay Together

Julianne Hing, Seth Wessler, ColorLines RaceWire. October 23, 2009.

Families are being torn apart by deportation at the treacherous intersection of immigration enforcement and the criminal justice system.

Has 'America's Toughest Sheriff' Lost It?

Isabel Macdonald, AlterNet. October 20, 2009.

Local community organizers are calling on the DHS to go further in stripping rogue Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s powers.

DHS Renews Deal With Show-Boat Sheriff Arpaio

Staff, America's Voice. October 6, 2009.

Under the program, Arpaio and Arpaio-wannabes in other localities have been given a long leash to target ordinary immigrants.

Obama Accused of Continuing Bush's Racial Profiling of Immigrants

Roberto Lovato, AlterNet. July 29, 2009.

While Obama's racial diplomacy with Skip Gates is making the headlines, rights groups say that he has expanded Bush's racist immigration policies.

Immigration: The Failure of ICE

Editorial Staff, La Opinión . March 3, 2009.

A GAO report on the collaboration between police and immigration agents is the best argument to end the program.