Torn Apart, Families Struggle to Stay Together

This piece was co-authored by Seth Wessler and Julianne Hing for In recent months, the Obama administration has announced plans to expand the 287(g) program despite widespread abuses and racial profiling. It’s also pouring money into “Secure Communities,” a program that puts immigration agents into local jails. Meanwhile, more beds are being added to the vast and notoriously flawed detention system.... (to read more please go to RACEWIRE at http://bit.ly/JIFc)