Immigration has been a problem in the United States for many decades. Different administrations have had differing views on the plight of immigrants, resulting in highly diverse policy recommendations.
Most notably, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) implemented a set of programs to discourage immigration. The organization essentially leverages state and local resources to detain and deport undocumented immigrants.
Secure Communities, ICE’s main program, was meant to track the citizenship status of everyone arrested across the country. Individual law enforcement agencies were mandated to report possible non-citizens for further action.
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