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U.S. Citizens Illegally Detained  Due to "Secure Communities" Program

The U.S. citizens were detained due to Los Angeles County participation in the Department of Homeland Security’s Secure Communities (“S-Comm”), a fingerprint-sharing, federal detention and deportation program

I-9 Audits (and Inspections): Rights and Responsibilities

During an I-9 audit, ICE reviews and inspects employers’ documents to make sure they are complying with immigration laws. As part of this inspection, ICE may look at employees’ I-9 forms.

Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs

This article focuses on eligibility and other rules governing immigrants’ access to federal public benefits programs. Many states have attempted to fill some of the gaps in noncitizen coverage resulting from the 1996 laws.