Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
In yet another sign that the Obama administration is planning to revise its immigration-enforcement priorities, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said a controversial deportation program needs a “fresh start,” the Washington Post reports.
Johnson said the program, Secure Communities, needs some revision but should not be scrapped.
The program, which started during President George W. Bush’s tenure, seeks to identify undocumented immigrants by teaming up local law enforcement with federal authorities.
The program has come under fire by immigrant advocates who say undocumented immigrants with minor no prior criminal record were being arrested.
