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November 18, 2009

New immigration measure in 3 Ga. counties

ATLANTA (AP) — Law enforcement agencies in three Georgia counties are set to receive new technology to identify and deport illegal immigrants who are considered dangerous criminals.

Law enforcement agencies in Gwinnett, Clayton and DeKalb counties will participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s Secure Communities program.

The program allows arrestee fingerprint information to be checked against FBI criminal history records and biometrics-based immigration records kept by the Department of Homeland Security.

Previously fingerprints were just checked against the Department of Justice biometric system kept by the FBI.

The Secure Communities technology is now available in more than 100 jurisdictions in 13 states. Nationwide coverage is expected by the end of 2013.

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