The Alabama Department of Corrections signed an agreement in July with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to assist the federal agency to identify and process immigrants with pending or active criminal charges.
According to an ICE spreadsheet updated last week on law enforcement agencies that have signed onto a local immigration enforcement program known as the 287(g) program, ADOC and ICE signed a memorandum of understanding on July 22. The agreement was not immediately available on the website; the Alabama Reflector requested a copy of the contract from ICE and ADOC on Monday and sent messages seeking comment.
The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, which advocates for immigrants in the state, said in a statement Monday that that communities need more support and not fear, and called on Corrections to end its agreement with ICE, which it wants abolished…