Monday, April 25, 2011

Alabama joins Secure Communities

Thirteen Alabama counties will begin participating in the Secure Communities system Tuesday (AL.com)
Alabama is the last state in the South to begin using a federal program for locating and possibly deporting illegal immigrants with criminal records.
Jefferson, the most populous county in Alabama, is not included.

In the map below, the participating counties are gray. The red lines show the approximate positions of Alabama's interstate highways.