Secure Communities initiative identified more than 111,000 criminal aliens in its first year
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Secretary John Morton today announced that ICE's Secure Communities initiative--a partnership with local law enforcement agencies that uses biometrics to identify and remove criminal aliens--identified more than 111,000 criminal aliens in local custody during its first year.
US immigration authorities announced Wednesday the arrests of 2,901 undocumented immigrants with criminal records over the last week as part of a national ``Cross Check'' enforcement operation.