Homeland Security revokes 287(g) agreements in Arizona

[Tx4obama]

Last edited Tue Jun 26, 2012, 03:30 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: AZcapitoltimes

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today rescinded agreements that allowed seven Arizona law enforcement agencies to check the immigration status of suspected illegal immigrants, further hindering the state’s ability to enforce SB1070 following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling today.

DHS announced that it was terminating its 287(g) task force agreements with the Arizona Department of Public Safety; the Florence, Mesa and Phoenix police departments; and the Pima, Pinal and Yavapai county sheriff’s offices. Those were the only agencies left in Arizona that had street-level 287(g) agreements.

The federal agency also announced the nationwide suspension of the program, saying it would no longer sign new agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies.

Several Arizona police agencies also have 287(g) agreements for their jails, which allow agencies to check the immigration status of anyone booked into jail. Those agreements will remain in place, according to DHS.

Read more: http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/06/25/homeland-security-revokes-287g-immigration-check-agreements-in-arizona/

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Full OP article at the link above.

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Edited to add...

Below is a really good article from CNN

Official: Obama administration will enforce its priorities, not Arizona's
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/immigration-administration-reaction/index.html

[Tx4obama]

1. Ha! Take that Jan Brewer!

So, now it looks like a person will have to be booked into jail before their status is checked.

I'm glad that DHS has taken away the ability of the street cops to do the checking

[sweetloukillbot]

3. So will they have to be charged before status can be checked?

That means the law is effectively invalidated.

What a wonderful "victory" for Brewer!

[TeamPooka]

2. Brewer is playing checkers

and Obama is playing rope-a-dope three dimensional chess and a game of Go at the same time.

[sweetloukillbot]

4. Brewer isn't bright enough for checkers.

Tiddly-Winks I think.

[joshcryer]

6. LOL, basically.

[Tx4obama]

5. Grijalva Statement on ... Homeland Security Decision to End 287(g) Enforcement Agreement w/ Arizona

Grijalva Statement on Supreme Court SB 1070 Ruling, Homeland Security Decision to End 287(g) Enforcement Agreement With Arizona
Monday June 25, 2012

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling striking down most of Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law and the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to revoke its 287(g) law enforcement task force agreements with Arizona law enforcement agencies:

“Today’s Supreme Court ruling largely struck down a law we have always recognized as an extremist attempt to undermine our core values and our Constitution. The court’s decision reaffirmed that SB 1070 and its many imitators are not an acceptable substitute for a federal immigration standard.

The rationale for states to invent their own laws as they see fit has been wiped away. Now it’s time for Congress to listen to what the Court said in its ruling. It’s our job to fix this. No one else has the authority, and no one else has the responsibility. Anyone who wants to keep the system broken and wait for states to make things uglier one at a time lost a big battle today.

Unfortunately, the Court made a grave error in upholding the discriminatory ‘show me your papers’ provision that violates basic rights and denies equal justice. This is the most poisonous part of the law, and its legality will rightly be challenged on equal protection grounds in the courts. This is not the end of our efforts to uphold equal and legal treatment for the American people.

Despite the state’s 30 percent Latino population, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has made a career of widespread racial profiling and discrimination. If his recent statements are any indication, he is unrepentant. That’s why it was so significant today that the Department of Homeland Security announced it has terminated its 287(g) ‘task force’ agreements with Arizona’s law enforcement agencies. DHS officials have been directed not to respond to law enforcement activity unless the suspect meets federal enforcement priority guidelines, such as already being a convicted criminal or having reentered the country after a lawful removal. These steps mean that Arizonans will be protected from discriminatory or targeted enforcement actions by Arpaio and any other law enforcement agent tempted to ignore federal guidelines.

This is in keeping with frequent requests by Members of Congress and civil rights organizations concerned about the long history of civil rights violations in parts of Arizona. The federal government has made the right decision and deserves our thanks. Now Congress must find a responsible solution to immigration reform that promotes respect for the law, keeps law enforcement focused on criminal behavior, and benefits all Americans. Opponents of bipartisan reform have truly run out of excuses. The rest of us stand ready to finish the job.”

http://grijalva.house.gov/news-and-press-releases/grijalva-statement-on-supreme-court-sb-1070-ruling-homeland-security-decision-to-end-287g-enforcement-agreement-with-arizona/

Note: Bolding for emphasis mine.

[pinboy3niner]

7. +99%

[freshwest]

14. Another fine member of a heretofore unknown group...

http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=74&sectiontree=2,74


The Congressional Progressive Caucus

House members

All members are members of the Democratic Party or caucus with the Democratic Party. There are currently 76 declared Progressives, including 73 voting Representatives, two non-voting Delegates, and one Senator.

Arizona

* Ed Pastor (AZ-4, Phoenix)
* Raúl Grijalva (AZ-7, Tucson) - Co-Chair

California

* Lynn Woolsey (CA-6, Santa Rosa)
* George Miller (CA-7, Richmond)
* Barbara Lee (CA-9, Oakland)
* Pete Stark (CA-13, Fremont)
* Janice Hahn (CA-36, San Pedro)
* Michael Honda (CA-15, San Jose)
* Sam Farr (CA-17, Monterey)
* Xavier Becerra (CA-31, Los Angeles)
* Judy Chu (CA-32, El Monte)
* Karen Bass (CA-33, Baldwin Hills)
* Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34, Los Angeles)
* Maxine Waters (CA-35, Inglewood)
* Laura Richardson (CA-37, Long Beach)
* Linda Sánchez (CA-39, Lakewood)
* Bob Filner (CA-51, San Diego)

Colorado

* Jared Polis (CO-02, Boulder)

Connecticut

* Rosa DeLauro (CT-3, New Haven)

Florida

* Corrine Brown (FL-3, Jacksonville)
* Frederica Wilson (FL-17, Miami)

Georgia

* Hank Johnson (GA-4, Lithonia)
* John Lewis (GA-5, Atlanta)

Hawaii

* Mazie Hirono (HI-2, Honolulu)

Illinois

* Bobby Rush (IL-1, Chicago)
* Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-2, Chicago Heights)
* Luis Gutierrez (IL-4, Chicago)
* Danny Davis (IL-7, Chicago)
* Jan Schakowsky (IL-9, Chicago)
Indiana

* André Carson (IN-7, Indianapolis)

Iowa

* Dave Loebsack (IA-2, Cedar Rapids)

Maine

* Chellie Pingree (ME-1, North Haven)

Maryland

* Donna Edwards (MD-4, Fort Washington)
* Elijah Cummings (MD-7, Baltimore)

Massachusetts

* John Olver (MA-1, Amherst)
* Jim McGovern (MA-3, Worcester)
* Barney Frank (MA-4, Newton)
* John Tierney (MA-6, Salem)
* Ed Markey (MA-7, Malden)
* Mike Capuano (MA-8, Boston)

Michigan

* John Conyers (MI-14, Detroit)

Minnesota

* Keith Ellison (MN-5, Minneapolis) - Co-Chair

Mississippi

* Bennie Thompson (MS-2, Bolton)

Missouri

* William Lacy Clay, Jr. (MO-1, St. Louis)
* Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5, Kansas City) - Chairman, Congressional Black Caucus

New Jersey

* Frank Pallone (NJ-06, Long Branch)
* Rush Holt (NJ-12, Hopewell Township)

New Mexico

* Ben R. Luján (NM-3, Santa Fe)

New York

* Jerry Nadler (NY-8, Manhattan)
* Yvette Clarke (NY-11, Brooklyn)
* Nydia Velázquez (NY-12, Brooklyn)
* Carolyn Maloney (NY-14, Manhattan)
* Charles Rangel (NY-15, Harlem)
* José Serrano (NY-16, Bronx)
* Maurice Hinchey (NY-22, Saugerties)
* Louise Slaughter (NY-28, Rochester)

North Carolina

* Mel Watt (NC-12, Charlotte)

Ohio

* Marcy Kaptur (OH-9, Toledo)
* Dennis Kucinich (OH-10, Cleveland)
* Marcia Fudge (OH-11, Warrensville Heights)

Oregon

* Earl Blumenauer (OR-3, Portland)
* Peter DeFazio (OR-4, Eugene)

Pennsylvania

* Bob Brady (PA-1, Philadelphia)
* Chaka Fattah (PA-2, Philadelphia)

Rhode Island

* David Cicilline (RI-1, Providence)

Tennessee

* Steve Cohen (TN-9, Memphis)

Texas

* Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18, Houston)
* Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30, Dallas)

Vermont

* Peter Welch (VT-At Large)

Virginia

* Jim Moran (VA-8, Alexandria)

Washington

* Jim McDermott (WA-7, Seattle)

Wisconsin

* Tammy Baldwin (WI-2, Madison)
* Gwen Moore (WI-4, Milwaukee)

Non-voting

* Donna M. Christensen (Virgin Islands)
* Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)

Senate members

* Bernie Sanders (Vermont)

Former members

* Sherrod Brown (OH-13) - Elected to Senate
* Roland Burris (IL Senate) - Retired from Congress
* Julia Carson (IN-07) - Died in December 2007
* Lane Evans (IL-17) - Retired from Congress
* Alan Grayson (FL-8) defeated for re-election in 2010
* John Hall (NY-19) defeated for re-election in 2010
* Phil Hare (IL-17) defeated for re-election in 2010
* Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (MI-13) defeated for re-nomination in 2010
* Eric Massa (NY-29) - Resigned in March 2010
* Cynthia McKinney (GA-4) - Lost Congressional seat to current caucus member Hank Johnson
* Major Owens (NY-11) - Retired from Congress
* Nancy Pelosi (CA-8) - Left Caucus when Elected House Minority Leader
* Hilda Solis (CA-32) - Became Secretary of Labor in 2009
* Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH-11) - Died in 2008
* Paul Wellstone (MN Senate) - Died in plane crash in 2002
* Robert Wexler (FL-19) - Resigned in January 2010 to become President of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation


The CPC is committed to government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Their policy agenda is rooted in four core principles: (1) fighting for economic justice and security in the U.S. and global economies; (2) protecting and preserving civil rights and civil liberties; (3) promoting global peace and security; and (4) strengthening environmental protection and energy independence. Their fundamental fairness plan reflects national priorities that are consistent with the values, needs, and hopes of all Americans, not just the powerful and the privileged. Accordingly, the CPC also advocates "universal access to affordable, high quality healthcare", fair trade agreements, living wage laws, the right of all workers to organize into labor unions and engage in collective bargaining, the abolition of significant portions of the USA PATRIOT Act, the legalization of same-sex marriage, US participation in international treaties such as the climate change related Kyoto Accords, strict campaign finance reform laws, a crackdown on corporate welfare and influence, an increase in income tax rates on upper-middle and upper class households, tax cuts for the poor, and an increase in welfare spending by the federal government.[3]

Unfortunately, there aren't many of them due to low progressive voter turnout and high turnout of low information voters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Progressive_Caucus#House_members

[hack89]

8. Good. Can't have the tail wagging the dog

Immigration is a Federal responsibility.

[razorman]

9. I worry that this has opened up a can of worms.

What if Arizona retaliates by refusing cooperation with the Feds on other matters? For instance, they could order that no AZ state troopers be involved in presidential security during campaign visits. Or cut off any state funding for welfare or medical benefits unless you can prove citizenship. Then, the Feds would hit back with something else. In the long run, I don't see much good coming of this, even if it does not spread to other states.

[coalition_unwilling]

10. In a showdown between the 101st Airborne and Arizona Highway Patrol, I have

little doubt who would prevail

[razorman]

11. No doubt. Of course, you are assuming that all the troops would obey such orders.

And it wouldn't be just the AHP. Citizens would join in. But, we're getting ahead of ourselves by contemplating something this horrible.
I don't want the fight to start in the first place. We already had one civil war. Don't need another. Although I don't consider violent conflict likely, the potential is there. If the president was going to order this action, I think it would have been best to wait a few days, and let tempers from the SCOTUS judgement calm down.

[Turbineguy]

12. So then

Arizona police can arrest anyone for being brown skinned but once they are in jail can find out their immigration status?

What if you are a brown skinned US Citizen in possession of proof of Citizenship? Maybe Non-whites need an internal travel document like they had in the former Soviet Union?

[lunatica]

13. I imagine they need a legal reason to arrest anyone of any skin color.

I'm sure they find their way around legalities they may find pesky, but they do have to come up with something other than 'brown' skin color as the cause of arrest.