Sunday, April 17, 2011

4 additional Ohio counties to benefit from ICE program to enhance identification and removal of aliens convicted of a crime

Thu Apr 14, 2:00 am ET

On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began using the Secure Communities program in Crawford, Miami, Shelby and Wayne counties to help federal immigration officials identify criminal aliens in state prisons and local jails by running their fingerprints against federal immigration databases when they are booked into the system.

Dayton, Ohio (Vocus/PRWEB) April 13, 2011

On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began using the Secure Communities program in Crawford, Miami, Shelby and Wayne counties to help federal immigration officials identify criminal aliens in state prisons and local jails by running their fingerprints against federal immigration databases when they are booked into the system.

"Secure Communities enhances public safety by enabling ICE to identify and remove criminal aliens more efficiently and effectively from the United States," said Secure Communities Acting Assistant Director Marc Rapp. "As we expand ICE's use of biometric information sharing nationwide, we are helping to keep communities safe and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system."...[Full Article]