Secure Communities Program Leads to More Deportations in Upstate NY
"A third of New York State's crime-prompted deportations over the past year came from the Hudson Valley, according to data obtained by Newsday. The U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement data show that since the Hudson Valley region began participating in the Secure Communities program in early 2011, 369 illegal immigrants have been deported from Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess and Ulster counties," Newsday reports.