203 IMMIGRANTS DEPORTED FROM MCO 09-22-10 07:40 a.v.
New data shows 203 illegal immigrants have been deported from Monterey County since a new program went into effect 5 months ago. The large number of deportations is a result of the Secure Communities Program, which requires offenders to have their immigration status checked upon being booked into the Monterey County Jail. The number of immigration holds before the program, was at 4%, that number is now 19%, the equivalent of about 1,000 inmates.