Half of illegal-immigrant arrests in Frederick for traffic offenses

Published February 11, 2012 5:00am ET



Nearly half of the suspected illegal immigrants picked up for deportation under Frederick County’s enforcement program last year were arrested for a traffic violation or driving without a license, according to county records.

Frederick is the lone county in Maryland that employs 287(g), a program that allows local police to enforce federal immigration laws. The county has come under fire from critics for deportations of illegal immigrants who have not committed violent crimes.

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