A federal program to crack down on illegal immigration that Montgomery County officials fought against is scheduled to begin in the county on Wednesday.
Under Secure Communities, the fingerprints of everyone arrested and charged with a crime in the county will be sent to the FBI, and the FBI will send the data to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to determine if they should be deported, according to an ICE spokeswoman.
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