Today the Board of Supervisors IN Prince William County, Virginia met to discuss appointment of three new members to the Jail Board.
On the chopping block: the county's voluntary agreement with ICE under INA 287(g).
This notorious program is legalized racial profiling.
On the chopping block: the county's voluntary agreement with ICE under INA 287(g).
This notorious program is legalized racial profiling.
287(g) was added to the immigration law in 1996, pushed by the anti-immigrant organizations in the Tanton Network.
If you follow me, you know I'm trying to unseal the papers of John Tanton, their white nationalist founder.t
If you follow me, you know I'm trying to unseal the papers of John Tanton, their white nationalist founder.t
Tanton Network operatives have infested the Trump administration. If you ever wondered how Trump and Miller roll out hateful policy after policy, look to this network.
287(g) is a beloved tool of these hate groups.
287(g) is a beloved tool of these hate groups.
It works by deputizing local law enforcement into ICE agents.
It spreads fear in aspiring American communities, helping to break up families, engendering distrust with law enforcement, and makes taxpayers foot the bill.
It's not about safety. Never has been.
It's about race.
It spreads fear in aspiring American communities, helping to break up families, engendering distrust with law enforcement, and makes taxpayers foot the bill.
It's not about safety. Never has been.
It's about race.
A dozen or so pro-287g people spoke at today's meeting.
Nearly 70 people, myself included, spoke against it. PW County was on the national stage in 2007 for its embrace of 287g, which led to a mass exodus of immigrants from the county, wrecking its economy.
Nearly 70 people, myself included, spoke against it. PW County was on the national stage in 2007 for its embrace of 287g, which led to a mass exodus of immigrants from the county, wrecking its economy.
It was deactivated in 2012. Cops didn't want to become ICE agents. It makes community policing all but impossible.
And immigration law is complex. (Take it from a lawyer like me who's been doing it for 17 years.) Why would we want to burden law enforcement with it?
And immigration law is complex. (Take it from a lawyer like me who's been doing it for 17 years.) Why would we want to burden law enforcement with it?
Republicans were up in arms. They kept talking about how it helps public safety.
That only makes sense if you think immigrants are inherently criminal. How does ripping families apart enhance public safety?
Again: it's never been about safety.
That only makes sense if you think immigrants are inherently criminal. How does ripping families apart enhance public safety?
Again: it's never been about safety.
To be clear: we're not saying ICE can't do its job. But why should anyone else help them?
You can't blame the class for not doing the bully's homework.
287(g) is a racist tool, nothing more. If a policy is championed by white nationalists, maybe it's time to reconsider it.
You can't blame the class for not doing the bully's homework.
287(g) is a racist tool, nothing more. If a policy is championed by white nationalists, maybe it's time to reconsider it.
The session began at 2 pm and the Board is still debating in closed session as I write this past midnight.
I'm hopeful the new board will relegate this hateful policy to the trash can of history where it belongs.
I stand with immigrants today and every day.
I'm hopeful the new board will relegate this hateful policy to the trash can of history where it belongs.
I stand with immigrants today and every day.
