Immigration Crackdown: Putnam Sheriff Joins ICE "Secure Communities" Initiative | Carmel, NY

This press release, from the sheriff of the first county in New York to join Secure Communities, seems to describe a much closer working relationship with Immigration and Customs Enforcement than just sending fingerprints to them.

Putnam (County, New York) Sheriff Joins ICE "Secure Communities" Initiative | Carmel, NY "IICE's "Secure Communities" program uses biometrics as a solution to modernize criminal alien identification. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office will be using new technology to capture suspected criminal alien's fingerprints. Their fingerprints will then be electronically checked against the Department of Homeland Security's biometric database. This technology and the use of biometrics helps to more accurately and efficiently confirm a suspect's identity because, unlike a name or date of birth, biometrics are almost impossible to forge.CE's "Secure Communities" program uses biometrics as a solution to modernize criminal alien identification. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office will be using new technology to capture suspected criminal alien's fingerprints. Their fingerprints will then be electronically checked against the Department of Homeland Security's biometric database. This technology and the use of biometrics helps to more accurately and efficiently confirm a suspect's identity because, unlike a name or date of birth, biometrics are almost impossible to forge. CE's "Secure Communities" program uses biometrics as a solution to modernize criminal alien identification. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office will be using new technology to capture suspected criminal alien's fingerprints. Their fingerprints will then be electronically checked against the Department of Homeland Security's biometric database.CE's "Secure Communities" program uses biometrics as a solution to modernize criminal alien identification. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office will be using new technology to capture suspected criminal alien's fingerprints. Their fingerprints will then be electronically checked against the Department