Report on Local Police and Immigration Enforcement

The Appleseed Network released a report titled “Forcing Our Blues Into Gray Areas, Local Police and Federal Immigration Enforcement” (A Legal Guide for Advocates), analyzing whether local law enforcement should be enforcing federal immigration law. Appleseed’s report outlines the legal history behind the enforcement of federal immigration laws by local agencies, and points out the reasons why an increase in this type of collaboration is a “bad public policy” decision. Many police departments, local governments, and organizations around the country are opposing increased local police involvement in federal immigration laws. Cities like Phoenix, Arizona, and its Police Department have expanded their role to report undocumented individuals to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).   Download local_police_and_immigration_enforcement.pdf

KJ