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Local Enforcement - 287(g)

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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1996 added the 287(g) provision that allows the Department of Homeland Security to enter into contracts with state and local law enforcement agencies. The provision provides training for local officers who will help enforce immigration law under the supervision of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As of August 2008, there were 63 local municipalities that were part of the 287(g) program.

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Virginia AG and ICE team up to Combat Illegal Immigration

Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 2:53 PM

A joint effort between state and federal officials has resulted in the deportation of violent sex offenders who were also identified as illegal aliens in Virginia. “Operation Cold Play” allowed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to place 171 convicted alien sex offenders into deportation proceedings.

During the operation, state police examined the birthplace of each sex offender in Virginia’s sex offender registry and then shared the information with ICE who then cross-checked the information with their own database. The joint effort is part of a larger federal initiative “Operation Predator” that targets child pornographers, human traffickers and smugglers.

The operation had the support of Virginia’s Attorney General Bob McDonnell who would like to make more use of section 287 (g) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. It would enable greater involvement of the Virginia state police in immigration enforcement, but Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has refused to sign on. The section allows the ICE to sign agreements with local law officials to help finance the enforcement of immigration laws.

The only 287 (g) agreement in Virginia is with the Prince Williams County jail system, and the governor’s approval is needed before state agencies can get involved.

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ICE, Utah Prison work together

In the News - Thursday, December 18, 2008

"We're not going out into the community and looking for illegal aliens - when they get here they've already committed local crimes," he said. ...With 287(g) there isn't racial profiling going on.

"They're (suspects of immigration violation) coming to our facility on criminal charges," he said. "Crime doesn't have a face or a color, so when they come in we take it from there."

By Tiffany De Masters, The (Utah) Spectrum

http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20081212/NEWS01/812120347

Unicoi police to participate in training on illegal-alien issues

In the News - Thursday, December 11, 2008

The Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department will participate in a federal program that will provide more training in handling issues related to illegal aliens that also could be used in other cases.

Sheriff Kent Harris and Lt. George Berry met Tuesday with two representatives of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency from New Orleans. The sheriff’s department had inquired about taking part in a program in which it would be able to take illegal aliens to a federal holding facility.

Jim Wozniak, Kingsport (TN) Times News, December 11, 2008

http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9010282

Detaining illegals simplified through partnership with Henderson

In the News - Thursday, December 4, 2008

The Macon County Sheriff's office is stepping up its role in immigration enforcement by partnering with Henderson County in an effort to speed the process of identifying illegal aliens.

Henderson County is one of seven in North Carolina participating in the newly formed 287(g) program. As part of the new cooperative effort, Henderson's sheriff's office can access federal immigration records. The county will also work with 17 western counties, including Macon, to assist in identifying and even detaining suspected illegals.

D. Linsey Wisdom, Macon County (NC) News, December 4, 2008

http://www.maconnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3779&Itemid=34

Las Vegas Sheriff tells details of jail immigration program

In the News - Thursday, October 16, 2008

Las Vegas police today announced details of a partnership with federal immigration officials that is expected to begin in the next few weeks. Trained officers at the Clark County Detention Center will be allowed to start possible deportation proceedings for inmates who indicate they are foreign born.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/31074639.html