Calif. Dem Concerned By ICE Immigration Program

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) expressed concern over ICE’s Secure Communities program deporting undocumented immigrants who have otherwise committed no crimes during a House Judiciary Committee, Immigration Subcommittee hearing Wednesday.(0:29)

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ICE Rep Defends Immigration Program

Gary Mead, ICE Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, defended ICE’s Secure Communities Initiative in front of the House Judiciary Committee, Immigration Subcommittee Wednesady calling it “smart, effective immigration enforcement.” (0:13)

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ICE Official Says New Initiative Is Working To Remove Criminal Aliens

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Secretary John Morton says during a press conference Monday that ICE’s Secure Communities initiative, a program that uses biometrics to identify and remove illegal immigrants that have committed crimes in the U.S., has been working very well. (0:10)
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Biometric Techniques Efficiently Get Criminal Aliens Off Streets, Says Napolitano

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says during a press conference Thursday that the biometric techniques, such as taking digital fingerprint samplings, used by the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a more accurate way of compiling a suspect's immigration history than performing an interview. (0:24)
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