Immigration Status of All Orange County Inmates Will Be Checked

Los Angeles Times: All inmates booked into Orange County jails will have their immigration status checked through a fingerprint identification program that started Tuesday. Orange County joins 11 other California counties -- including Los Angeles, San Diego and Ventura -- that have started checking the status of inmates against a federal database as part of a national program to identify and deport undocumented immigrants who land in jail. The program, started in late 2008, is in place in dozens of municipalities nationwide.