Rep. Torres Leads Effort to Eliminate Funding for ICE 287(g) Program
May 07, 2021
May 07, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 6, 2021:
Homeland Security Committee Vice Chair Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) made public a letter to the House Appropriations Committee's Homeland Security Subcommittee to eliminate funding for Immigration & Customs Enforcement's controversial 287(g) program. The program facilitates collaboration between local law enforcement officials and federal immigration authorities, which undermin . . .
Homeland Security Committee Vice Chair Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) made public a letter to the House Appropriations Committee's Homeland Security Subcommittee to eliminate funding for Immigration & Customs Enforcement's controversial 287(g) program. The program facilitates collaboration between local law enforcement officials and federal immigration authorities, which undermin . . .