The absence of comprehensive immigration reform has led municipalities across the country to implement their own immigration policies. Many are partnering with federal authorities on immigration enforcement, a trend that is tearing apart families and generating fear in communities around the nation. In Phoenix, the fifth largest city in America, Sheriff Arpaio's deputies patrol the streets, terrorizing Latino residents even during routine traffic stops. As a participant in the federal 287(g) agreements that formalize the relationship between the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and local law enforcement, Sheriff Arpaio demonstrates how extreme selective enforcement practices separate families, foment anti-immigrant sentiment and fracture communities.

During this briefing, funders will have the opportunity to:

• Learn about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 287(g) program and its implications for communities throughout the country.

• Examine the situation in Arizona as a cautionary tale from which to learn.

• Explore the role community-based organizations, such as worker centers, and other allies can play to safeguard communities from divisive acts-and what funders can do to support them.

Speakers

Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director, National Day Laborer Organizing Network

Marielena Hincapíe, Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center

Mary Rose Wilcox, Maricopa County District 5 Supervisor, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

Moderator

Ellen Widess, Senior Program Officer, Rosenberg Foundation.

To register for this telephonic briefing, please contact Amanda Graves at amanda @ gcir.org.

Co-sponsored by the Neighborhood Funders Group's Working Group on Labor and Community.