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)
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)
Arturo Venegas - a retired police chief and immigrant himself - testified in front of the House Judiciary Commitee, Immigration Subcommittee Wedneday saying ICE’s Secure Communities program “turns the long-standing principle of ‘innocent until proven guilty’ on its head for certain groups of people.” (0:27)
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