Opinion: The Flaws of “Secure Communities”
In 2011, the federal government expanded the Secure Communities program to help identify and deport...
Sandra is an editorial writer for the Los Angeles Times. Previous, she was a staff writer at the L.A. Daily Journal, covering criminal justice and immigration, and before that, she worked at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, covering Latino affairs as well Latin America and the Caribbean. She also has been a freelance correspondent in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. She is a graduate of UCLA and Columbia Journalism School.
In 2011, the federal government expanded the Secure Communities program to help identify and deport...