The federal Secure Communities program requires local law enforcement to hold suspected illegal immigrants for 48 hours, while immigration officials decide whether or not to deport them. The program is meant to target dangerous criminals -- but in fact nationwide about a quarter of those deported had no criminal convictions. Milwaukee politicians, like many other municipalities around the country, want to stop cooperating in cases where the suspect has no serious criminal history. across the country local officials, including those in the. The controversial program is pitting municipalities against the federal government, and sometimes, local official against local official. Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
