Albertville, Alabama - request to join ICE 287(g) program

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;A.lbev+ville Pol ice Depo.vtJ1"\e!'1tpo. B"x 1248 .. 2,(11 S"vdh B"Dad S're..:!

June 5. 2008Assistanl Secretary Julie Myers425 I Sl1eel, NWWashinglon. DC 20536Dar Madam Secretary,

Albed,.ille, AL 35950

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I am the Chief of Police in Albertville, AJabama. We have a very large populaliOrl of HispanicImmigrants in our city thai many have estimated as high as eight to ten thousand. It is my opinionIha! .at least 80% of these individuals in our country and our city are here illegally. As a resul!.criminal activity such as gang activity and narcotics trafficking has increased in OUf community.Our departmenl has a very c lose working retaHonship with J.eE Detention and RemovalO p e r a l i o n ~ Center!l"l Gadsden, Alabama which is only about twenty miles {rom our city.In Ap!"il. 2007 I enacled a new policy within OUf department. which requires US 10 contad J.C.Ewhen we have in custody an individual (0 ( unrelated charges that we believe is an illegalimmigrant. I was pleased to find that I.C.E. would respond in these cases and custody Is oflentransferred to their facilily. where hopefully removal procedures would begin.Having stated all of this the reason for Ihis leller is to respecHully request 287(g) status to;' aportion of my employees. II is my personal and professional belief thai in doing so. we cangreatly increase and expedite the removal of many of the illegal Immigrant population in ourcommunity, especially those that choose to victimize our citizens and even their own communHythrough many types of criminal activity. The partnership that we have already established wilhI.C.E. would be greatly enhanced with this training.It is my hope !hat you would seriously consider my reques! for assistance.

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(bt(6)'J b)W(gMonday, July 28, 2008 3:58 PMb 6 b 7 C

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We discussed the 287(g) and ICE ACCESS programs in detail and answered questions pertaining to both programs. Eachwas provided information concerning both 287(g) and ICE ACCESS programs.Ull)(7)(g), provided an overview of the CAP program and discussed pending ORO plans to enhance the local CAP program win the area. Contact information for 01 and ORprovided to each of the departments. At the conclusion of the presentation, each department was provided the opportunity

Each of the departments declined to complete the field survey and opted to partner with ICE under the ACCESS program in287(g). The departments requested ICE provide LESC training for their dispatchers and fraudulent document identificatio( )(6), ( )('1)(C) and (b)(6 l Jll)(7)(C) addressed several questions pertaining to ICE 01 and ORO participation ienforcement initiatives and provided to the departments on how to request ICE support.Boaz, AL Police Chief M(6) , (b)(I)sC)was asked to determine the number of dispatchers requesting to receive LESC training an

the numbers to m mination. Fraudulent document identification training for officers assigned to thesebe provided by the SAC.Formal letters of declination were not rendered by the departments in attendance.

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ROBERT B. ADERHOLT4 , . DISTRICT , A LADAMA

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Mr. John P. TorresAct ing A s s i s t a n t Sec re t a ryUnited S ta t e s Immigra t ion and Custom Enforcement500 1 2 th S t re e t , SWWashington, D.C. 20536

Dear Mr. T o r res :

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Please f ind enc losed a l e t t e r from Mayor Lindsey Lyons andChief of Pol i ce Benny Womack of A l b e r t v i l l e , Alabama t h a t was s e n tto you regard ing t h e i r r eq u es t fo r 287g t r a i n i n g fo r o f f i c e r s int h e i r p o l i ce depar tment . A l b e r t v i l l e i s a c i t y in my d i s t r i c t t h a thas faced major c r ime and o t h e r concerning i s s u e s r e l a t e d to i l l e g a limmigra t ion . The c i t y has t r i e d to take a.n ac t i v e and re spons ib l ero l e in address ing t h ese problems, b ut more r e so u rces and as s i s t an cea re needed.

Mr. T o r re s , I hope you w i l l give t h e i r r e q u e s t your utmostcons ide ra t ion . I f my o f f i c e can be of any help to you in address ingt h i s need, I hope you w i l l no t h e s i t a t e to c a l I o n me.

Si n ce re l y ,

Rober t B. ~ d e r h o l t Member o f Congress

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Albettvi/le Police Oepal11nent201 South Broad StreetAlbertville, AL 35950"To Protect and Serve"

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April 27.2009Mr. John P. TorresActing, AssislllIH Secretary'.5. Immigrn1ion and CUS10m l r o r c c : m ( ; n r 500 I ~ l h Si r I S W\ a -hington. DC ~ 0 5 } ( j RE: 287G Traill in g.-AIbenvi lIe. A ab'lnli!Dcar Assistant Sccretar:' Torres.

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and Local Coordination

U.S. Dep:uimcl1t of Homeland500 12th Street, SWWashington. DC 20536

We received a copy of your letter dated April 27, 2009, through a letter from Representative RobertAderholt dated October Unfortunately, prior to this, our office was not ofyour letter. We appreciate your interest in the 287(g) Authority program bythe U.S. hnmigration Customs (ICE), the Department of Hon1elandwithin the of (DHS), 1$and ensuring public safety through the aggressivecustoms across more millionmiles that make up our great nation. ICE recognizes, however, that we share thesafety with over state local Jaw enforcement officers.th,is joint is by building partnerships state loca.lfacilitate these partnerships and work more closely with our stare and loca.lofSafety and Security (ACCESS) program.

state and local to partner withto specifically imn1igration customs their communities.To accomplish this, ICE ACCESS offers an umbrella of services and programs to assist localinterior 287(g) referenced is onJy onecomponent. Other programs that fall within ACCESS include: the Customs(Title 19), Task Forces, the EnforcementSupport Center (LESe), Operation Community Shield, the Criminal Alien Program (CAP),Fugitive Operations, and Rapid For more find enclosed a ofthe ICE ACCESS Fact Sheet.

wruch programs your corrununity'sthat will be sent by your lCE ACCESS liaison.a.re: Investigations,and in the Office of Detention and Removal Operations,at (504)


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Thank you again for your interest in ICE.Sincerely,u ,d4." '0William F. RileyActing Executive DirectorOffice of State and Local Coordination

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Albertville, Alabama - request to join ICE 287(g) program