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Homeland Security Advisory Council

Part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States

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Jan 25, 2026
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How did the Secure Communities program operate and why was it controversial?

(S‑Comm) was a / biometric information‑sharing program that automatically routed arrestees’ fingerprints taken at local jails through to Homeland Security databases so ICE could identify removable non...

Jan 9, 2026

How did local governments and sanctuary policies legally respond to Secure Communities between 2010 and 2014?

Between 2010 and 2014 local governments and sanctuary-minded jurisdictions pushed back on Secure Communities through a patchwork of legal and policy maneuvers — from formal “opt-out” requests and loca...