The MexicoBlog of the CIP Americas Program monitors and analyzes international press on Mexico with a focus on the US-backed War on Drugs in Mexico and the struggle in Mexico to strengthen the rule of law, justice and protection of human rights. Relevant political developments in both countries are also covered.
Sep 16, 2010
Immigration Crackdown: What do these two federal programs have in common?
What do these two federal programs have in common? : "USA Today reports that a federal program that trains and deputizes police to act as immigration agents is losing esteem among police officers. The program, called 287(g), was implemented in 2002, and aimed at catching and deporting criminal aliens from the US. Since then, a series of investigative reports by the New York Times found that the program ended up picking up mostly non-violent criminals and posed civil rights questions. This year, only one new district has signed onto the program so far." Sept. 15, 2010, KALW, the NPR station for the San Francisco area/USA Today
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