May 26, 2011

Immigration Crackdown - Tennessee: Fewer deportations put 287(g) immigration program at risk

As always, money speaks.

Fewer deportations put 287(g) immigration program at risk | The Tennessean | tennessean.com: "The number of immigrants detained in Nashville’s deportation program has been nearly halved. Federal dollars earned by the program have been cut by almost two-thirds.

Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall, whose 287(g) immigration program has been the subject of years of complaints, said its days are numbered if the declines continue.

“If we continue to trend this way… clearly our resources in the Sheriff’s Office could be better used in areas like mental health,”"

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