Danbury council approves policy allowing DACA recipients to serve as police officers

The short version

• The Danbury City Council approved a measure allowing legal immigrants and DACA recipients to join the police department.[Fox News]
• The Department of Homeland Security criticized the policy, asserting it encourages criminal illegal aliens.[Fox News]
• The vote occurred following recent federal immigration operations in Connecticut that led to more than 65 arrests.[Fox News]

Key facts

• The Danbury City Council voted 18-2 to allow non-citizen legal immigrants and DACA recipients to serve as police officers.[Fox News]
• The Department of Homeland Security claimed the Danbury police guidance encourages criminal illegal aliens.[Fox News]
• Enforcement operations conducted by ICE in Connecticut during August led to more than 65 arrests.[Fox News]
• Danbury City Council member Joe Britton described the federal immigration raids as frightening and labeled them a federal invasion.[Fox News]

Sources

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