1. Immigration Enforcement In the United
States
By: Sheida Elmi and Kristen McCabe
Analyzed By: Denise Mitchell
Presentation and Short Report #4

2. Overview
It has long be en the
responsibility of the federal
authority agencies to enforce
immigration. Yet in recent
times the enforcement landscape
has broadened. Creating new
controversies in the
functioning of immigration
policy.
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=858

3. Questions Raised
• How has immigration enforcement broadened over time?
The text states that “the enforcement landscape has
broadened — not without controversy — to include state and
local actors in the enforcement of federal immigration
laws. Furthermore, “Federal authorities have also
authorized certain state and local actors to perform
immigration enforcement functions under the 287(g)
program, and DHS recently announced plans to move toward a
nationwide data-sharing program with state and local jails
through the Secure Communities program.”