L.A. County jails to expand immigration screening From: latimes.com
Tagged: California, deportation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Los AngelesPosted on: June 22nd, 2008
Sheriff’s officials, who have been trained by federal authorities to screen for illegal immigrants at the jail, have interviewed nearly 20,000 inmates since the controversial program began more than two years ago. They have referred 10,840 people to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for possible deportation.
Last week, the Sheriff’s Department received $500,000 in county funding to expand the jail screening and to increase the number of interviewers from eight to 13. “*
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