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We’ve got a new post up on Deportation Nation that looks at states that haven’t signed a MOA with the government to enroll in the Secure Communities program:

Since it began in the final months of the Bush administration, Secure Communities has quickly spread. Thirty-four states now use the program to share arrest data from local law enforcement agencies with federal immigration agents.

That leaves more than a dozen hold-outs. Last week Washington’s State Patrol declined to sign an agreement with Immigration and Custom’s Enforcement (ICE) to activate the controversial program.

Read more.