Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today that he’ll be suspending the state’s participation in the controversial Secure Communities program, a measure that requires local law enforcement agencies to share the fingerprints of anyone who’s been arrested with federal immigration officials, who then check the prints for a person’s green card status.
Cuomo’s move comes after weeks of mounting pressure from local legislators and immigrant advocacy groups, who say the program is not meeting its supposed goal of deporting serious and violent criminal offenders.
