Round and Round the 287(g) Bush

Our newest city councilman has brought up the spectre of 287(g) again.  As has been written here and linked profusely, even the government (not just the Obama Administration but the previous Bush Administration) believes that 287(g) is a broken program with little consistency and limited usefulness. In response a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been created.  It [...]

City Update I

Tuesday night’s council meeting had an update on what the city is doing to combat illegal immigration.  The specifics are on pages 158 on in the linked PDF.  Here’s the Summary:  Carrollton and Farmers Branch are the only two cities in Texas who have registered with 287(g).  Both cities have told Lewisville that the CAP program Lewisville [...]

287(g): Even the Government Says it’s Broken

Interesting article here, it’s a java magazine so you’ll have to click to pages 34-35.  Bottom line, the federal government is creating a new program; “Secure Communities is going to evolve and eclipse what 287(g) was doing.  In most cases, 287(g) is solely a jail program.”  Julie Myers Wood, Ice’s former Assistant Secretary, stated. Based on [...]

Thoughts on 287(g)

Candidates in the current election have mentioned that Lewisville must enroll our officers in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 287(g) program in order to keep our city safe. Unfortunately, little is discussed on what 287 (g) actually is, what it entails, and how it would impact Lewisville. 287(g) allows law enforcement agencies (LEA) — under ICE supervision—to perform the [...]