S-Comm Stories on WILL Radio
Here's the recent 2-part radio series for WILL in Urbana about local law enforcement agencies agreeing to hold non-citizen prisoners on behalf of federal immigration officials: Part I: http://will.illinois.edu/news/story/immigration1_120926/ Part II: http://will.illinois.edu/news/story/immigration2_120927/ A longer print version: http://will.illinois.edu/news/spotstory/immigration-policy-seeks-to-take-hardened-criminals-off-streets/ Section pertaining to CUIF's actions working with local law enforcement to end ICE holds: Last December, the CU-Immigration Forum held a public meeting at the Champaign Public Library to discuss Champaign County’s implementation of Secure Communities. The immigration program drew up a lot of concern and interest, based on the more than 125 people who showed up to the forum. “In its one year implementation in Champaign County, it has been plagued by problems,” Aaron Johnson-Ortiz, a member of the CU-Immigration Forum, told a crowd ...