DOJ gives New Orleans "last chance" on NOPD immigration policy

admin · 10-12-2017, 06:35 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is not convinced the*New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) complies with federal immigration rules, despite Mayor Mitch Landrieu's repeated assurance that policies limiting officers' involvement in immigration issues are well within bounds.

In a letter to Landrieu,*Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General*Alan Hanson said NOPD policies ? which include preventing officers from inquiring about immigration status ? "may violate" a section of federal law involving local authorities communicating with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).*unless it can prove that the policy does not "restrict New Orleans officers and employees from requesting information regarding immigration status from federal immigration officers."
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10-12-2017, 06:35 PM	#1
admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	DOJ gives New Orleans "last chance" on NOPD immigration policy The Department of Justice (DOJ) is not convinced theNew Orleans Police Department (NOPD) complies with federal immigration rules, despite Mayor Mitch Landrieu's repeated assurance that policies limiting officers' involvement in immigration issues are well within bounds. In a letter to Landrieu,Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney GeneralAlan Hanson said NOPD policies ? which include preventing officers from inquiring about immigration status ? "may violate" a section of federal law involving local authorities communicating with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).unless it can prove that the policy does not "restrict New Orleans officers and employees from requesting information regarding immigration status from federal immigration officers." ?