Prof. Trucios-Haynes remarks on relationship between ICE and Louisville's police force

In a story from the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, Brandeis Law Professor Enid Trucios-Haynes, an immigration law expert, weighs in on the relationship between Louisville's police department and federal immigration agents. 

The Sept. 7, 2017, story outlines instances when Louisville Metro Police Department officers have assisted federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in arresting undocumented immigrants.

“In the first place, ICE should use their own federal agents — other ICE agents — to execute their warrants,” says Trucios-Haynes in the story. “In many cities, local police officers do not work at all in the execution in ICE warrants for the purpose of making sure the public safety is maintained, to make sure everyone in the community knows that police are there to serve and protect them.”

Trucios-Haynes teaches immigration law, among other courses. She is co-founder and co-director of the Brandeis Human Rights Advocacy Program, which advocates for the rights of immigrants, noncitizens and refugees.