Among other concerns, organizers of the march in Milwaukee are critical of Clarke's desire to join the Department of Homeland Security's287(g)program, which essentially deputizes local law enforcement agencies to operate as federal immigration agents.
The Department of Homeland Security wants to expand the government's ability to empower state and local law enforcement to perform the functions of immigration officers.
"Sheriff Clarke, right off the bat, really waved the flag to say we're going to bring it to Milwaukee County," Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, the immigrant rights group organizing the statewide march, said Sunday of the 287(g) program.
"It basically legalizes racial profiling because you can be stopped and questioned and put in detention based on how you look," she said.
Neumann-Ortiz called Milwaukee the "national epicenter" of the fight against 287(g) because of the level of resistance to Clarke's plan to bring the program to the community, and because of his notoriety nationwide.
A February march in opposition to Clarke's push to join the federal program drew thousands.
Clarke, a surrogate for President Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, is being considered for the position of assistant secretary of the DHS' Office of Partnership and Engagement, Politico reported.
Source: cnn
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