Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Fighting crime is not the same as deporting undocumented families, police chief says

Federal officials raided an agriproceessor in Postville, IA, earlier this summer and arrested and deported almost 300 undocumented workers -- after some were imprisoned for four months without due process.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement part of the Department of Homeland Security has claimed its raids and 287g deportation program mean reduced crime for communities.

Yet that is not what has happened in Postville, according to its police chief. Read his testimony here:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-postvilleaftermat,0,7578338.story

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