— Matt Taibbi and Molly Crabapple287(g) and a related Obama-era initiative bearing the Bush-Orwellian catchphrase “Secure Communities” were mandatory, or whether states could opt out. Under Secure Communities, law enforcement officials are required to fingerprint all detainees in custody for criminal offenses and run checks on their immigration status.
Replicated under Fair Use from The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap by Matt Taibbi and Molly Crabapple. (Pg. 200)