Although not confirmed, word has it that the Department of Homeland Security accepted Danbury into the ICE (287g) program and that the city will be proceeding with execution of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
...but there is a catch. You see, the entire program is being overhauled.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced an overhaul of that program, placing greater restriction on police. Most notably, 287(g) now explicitly places priority on "aliens who pose a criminal threat," says Matt Chandler, Assistant Press Secretary for DHS's Office of Public Affairs.
This is meant to discourage police from charging illegal immigrants with small crimes and dragging them through the ICE system, a process that could end in deportation.
With the last honest man in Danbury bragging about the city being the safest area in the state, given the current economic climate, it will be interesting to see how Boughton will factor in the implementation of this needless (and racially motivated) policy.
...more to come.
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