N.C. Sheriff Supports ICE Immigration Program

North Carolina Sheriff Sam Page told lawmakers Wednesday at a House Judiciary Committee, Immigration Subcommittee hearing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Secure Communities program keeps Americans safe by identifying and deporting criminal illegal immigrants. (0:31)

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Increases Border Security, Says ICE Official

John Morton, the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, says during a press conference Thursday that the 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 implemented in every state along the Southwest border. (0:09)

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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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Department Of Homeland Security Set To Expand Initiative To Deport Criminal Aliens

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says during a press conference Thursday that she plans to expand the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Secure Communities initiative, a program that uses biometrics to identify and remove illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in the U.S., primarily in areas with the highest projected volume of criminal aliens. (0:19)
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Napolitano Says New Immigration Enforcement Initiative Is Fair

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says during a press conference Thursday that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Secure Communities initiative, a program that uses biometrics to identify and remove illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in the U.S., is fair because it requires all persons booked to be scanned for immigration history. (0:31)
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ACLU policy counsel advocates immigrant detainee medical care

Joanne Lin, policy counsel for American Civil Liberties Union on immigration matters, discusses Rep. Zoe Lofgren's (D-CA) Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008. The legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security to provide basic medical care for immigrants held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and requires the ICE to report deaths of detainees. Lin stresses the importance of passing the bill to ensuring basic care for detainees in order to prevent future cases like that of Francisco Castaneda, a detainee who died of metastatic penile cancer as a result of failing to receive a biopsy and prompt treatment while in ICE custody. (6:06)
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