287(g) comes under scrutiny on Capitol Hill

A program which is supposed to help federal authorities arrest dangerous criminals came under heavy scrutiny this week on Capitol Hill. Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act was crafted to allow local governments to arrest suspected undocumented criminals and turn them over to federal authorities. But a Government Accountability Office report finds that local agencies have no clear guidelines for running the program – and that 287(g) is sometimes used to racially profile people with brown skin. Africa Jones reports.

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