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Senator Feingold Questions Secretary Napolitano on Racial Profiling
Submitted by Aadika Singh on Wed, 2009-12-09 20:41Secretary Napolitano hardly budged from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) talking points when questioned in an oversight hearing on the Department by Senate Judiciary Committee members. Senator Feingold raised his concerns about the lack of appropriate standards for searching U.S. citizens at the border and loopholes in DHS policies and guidance that allow for individuals' electronic devices to be searched absent probable cause.
Secure Communities: Turning a Blind Eye
Submitted by nadine wahab on Sun, 2009-11-22 13:39On Nov. 2, Acting Executive Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Secure Communities Program, Marc Rapp, alleged in a letter to the New York Times that the program “doesn’t racially profile.” This conclusion misses the point. Rapp’s myopic assessment of the Secure Communities Program fails to account for racial profiling that occurs before individuals are booked and turns a blind eye to local law enforcement misbehavior.
