Fri July 22, 2011 Around the Nation  States, Cities Reject
Federal Deportation Program  Credit John Moore / Getty Images
A training video provided by the Department of Homeland Security
says that the program "is designed to prioritize the
identification and removal of aliens with criminal convictions
from the country, with resources devoted first to those who pose
the greatest threat."  But critics say that's the problem, that
less than half of those deported under the program are indeed
felons or repeat offenders.  "No one would disagree with the
worst of the worst, the issue is they've gone well beyond that,"
says Bernard Parks, a city councilman in Los Angeles and a
former police chief.  He helped lead the charge when L.A. voted
to opt out of Secure Communities in June.  "The people that have
been caught up in the net are families that have no crime, that
have been victims, individuals that were cited for selling
products without a city permit, individuals that were victims of
domestic violence," he sa