But Salazar said Latinos are more likely to find themselves detained longer by authorities who suspect they are illegal immigrants even if they are not ultimately booked into jail.
According to ICE, 467 jurisdictions in 26 states have signed on to the Secure Communities program since it started in October 2008.
Program’s impact
In that time, 46,929 illegal immigrants have been deported under the program. Of those, 9,831 had been convicted of “level one” offenses, defined by the program as violent crimes such as rape, aggravated assault, sex offenses, kidnapping and drug offenses carrying a sentence of more than a year.
Another 19,134 were convicted of “level two” offenses that included arson, burglary, fraud, forgery, money laundering and drug offenses carrying a sentence under one year. Meanwhile, there were 5,671 deportees convicted of “level three” crimes that included property damage, family offenses, prostitution, liquor offenses, bribery and other lesser crimes.

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