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October 7, 2017

Published by Sumontha at October 7, 2017

A swift response from ICE regarding CA SB54 “No choice now, will conduct at-large arrest”.

ICE published an official statement from ICE Acting Director, Tom Homan, today (October 6, 2017), one day after Governor Gerry Brown signed SB54 into law, confirming that they will continue their arrest. In their press release today, ICE stated in part that “…. ICE will have no choice but to conduct at-large arrests in local neighborhoods and at work sites, which will inevitably result in additional collateral arrests, instead of focusing on arrests at jails and prisons where transfers are safer for ICE officers and the community. ICE will also likely have to detain individuals arrested in California in detention […]

August 11, 2017

Published by Sumontha at August 11, 2017

CA Bans ICE From Masquerading as “Police Officers” (AB1440)

On July 24, 2017, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1440 (AB1440) into law barring federal authorities from presenting themselves as law enforcement officers in the Golden State. Assemblyman Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, wrote the bill, Assembly Bill 1440, in hopes of reducing unethical tactics by federal agents. The measure clarifies that U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents are not licensed peace officers. Reports of ICE and CBP officers portraying themselves as police officers in an effort to force or coerce cooperation from unwilling residents led to the introduction of AB 1440. “Under the […]

August 10, 2017

Published by Sumontha at August 10, 2017

CBP now uses Biometric Exit Technology at Houston’s International Airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on August 8, 2017 that the deployment of facial recognition biometric exit technology is now being used at William P. Hobby International Airport (HOU) in Houston for select flights. The deployment builds upon a June 2016 pilot at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport using facial recognition. CBP recently deployed the technology to Washington Dulles International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Chicago O’Hare International Airport and McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Future deployments are planned for additional airports this summer. “Through our consultations with the airlines and airport stakeholders, and based on the […]