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Chelsea, Lawrence

Advocates say Secure Communities causing fear, confusion

By Katheleen Conti

 |  Globe Staff  

  June 14, 2012

Just a month after the statewide launch of a federal program that shares the fingerprints of those arrested with immigration officials, gateway communities like Chelsea and Lawrence have experienced negative ripple effects fueled by panic and fear. The controversial program, called Secure Communities, allows the FBI to share fingerprints of individuals who have been arrested with federal immigration officials.

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