Stop “Secure Communities” in New York!

Statement re: ICE Response to Task Force Report April 30 2012

Statement: New York Advocates and Elected Officials Call Inspector General Report Inadequate April 10, 2012

Statement re: Obama Administration Announcement on August 18 2011

Press Statement re: DHS Unilateral Termination of all state S-Comm MOAs. August 8, 2011

Press Statement re: ICE’s Alleged Improvements to “Secure Communities” Deportation Program

Here are some useful documents relating to “Secure Communities” in New York State:

Organizing Tools

• Stop S-Comm in New York State (info flyer)
• Flyer: S-Comm Storytelling Survey

Background and Press Statements

• NY Working Group Points of Unity re: S-Comm
• A U.S. Immigrant Program – Letter to NY Times April 2011
• Statement on Illinois S-Comm Termination May 2011
• Press Statement: Response to ICE’s Revisions to S-Comm. June 17, 2011
• Analysis of ICE’s Announcement of Tweaks to S-Comm June 2011
• Anti-Violence Advocates Against Deportation

Letters to Governor Cuomo to End S-Comm in NY

• NY State Working Group Against Deportation sign-on letter to Cuomo
• Domestic Violence and Anti-Trafficking Advocates to Cuomo May 2011
• NY State Legislators letter to Cuomo June 2011
• NYC Electeds to Cuomo
• US Congressmembers Serrano and Velasquez to Cuomo
• Faith Leaders Letter to Governor Cuomo re: S-Comm

Victory! Governor Cuomo Suspends S-Comm in NY!

• NY Working Group Against Deportation Statement
• Governor Cuomo’s Statement
• Domestic Violence Advocates Statement