Reforming ICE’s Secure Communities Program in California and Beyond

Date: Friday, October 28th
Time: 10:45am-12:15pm
Place: Spring A
Workshop Track: Immigrant Integration & Civic Participation

Secure Communities (S-Comm) is a controversial and relatively new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Program that automatically conducts immigration background checks on all fingerprints taken by police at the point of arrest. To date, S-Comm has resulted in the mass deportation of over 100,000 people nationally. The program began rolling out throughout the country in 2008 and is now active in over 40 states despite requests by several counties and states to opt out of participation in the program. S-Comm has been criticized for encouraging racial profiling and undermining community policing strategies. Learn about the work that is being done to push back against S-Comm in California and beyond.

Speakers:

	Angela Chan Staff Attorney, Criminal Justice Reform Program Asian Law Caucus		Michael Hennessey Sheriff of San Francisco San Francisco Sheriff's Department
	Gabriela Villareal Policy Analyst California Immigrant Policy Center		Chris Newman Legal Director National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON)
	Raj Jayadev Director Silicon Valley De-Bug