Etowah County, Alabama - 287(g) FOIA Documents

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827 FORREST AVENU EGADSDEN, AL 35901

June 18, 2007

Ms. Julie Myers

Assistant Secretary

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

425 I" Street NW Room 7006

Washington, DC 20536

Dear Assistant Secretary Myers;

(256) 546 -28 25

FAX: (256 ) 54 9-8 137

I am writing to request participation in the 287 (g) program of the Immigration and

Naturalization Act. Given our relationship with ICE, this partnership will enable us to

better serve and meet the needs of the residents ofEtowah County. Alabama.

I have been communicating with Mr. Roland Jones with the office in New Orleans,

who has been very helpful and encouraging. With hi s advice I am proposing the

following:

Train (5) Sheriff' s Deputies assigned to Central Booking with a minimum of two years

experience, who have passed a security background acceptable to ICE.

Train (5) Sheriff' s Deputies assigned to patrol division with a minimum of two years

experience. who have passed a security background acceptable to ICE.

Use of the training facilities available at jail where instructors can utilize computer

training aids, videos. and other material they may need in instruction.

lb is program will allow us to enter into a memorandum of understanding that will

enable us to participate with ICE in identifying criminal illegal aliens who may pose a

risk to the citizens ofEtowah County. I look forward to your speedy endorsement of this

request and moving forward with this program for the benefit of all.

es Hayes

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Todd EntrekinSheriffEtowah County827 Forrest Avenue

Gadsden, Alabama 35901

Dear Sheriff Entrekin:

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Office o/Slale and Local Coordination

U.S. Department of Homeland Securily

500 12th Street, SW

Wnshington, D.C . 20536

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Thank you for your September 29, 2009, letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretaryof

Homeland Security, concerning the 287(g) delegation of authority program administered by U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), within the Department of Homeland Security

(DHS). The co-signatories of your letter will receive a separate, identical response.

First, I would like to thank you for working with ICE to sign a new Memorandum of

Agreement after the recent announcement of changes that would be made to the 287(g) program.

As you know, the 287(g) program was recently bolstered by implementing uniform standards

across the country, establishing new benchmarks for performance, and requiring our state and

local partners to prioritize the removal of criminal aliens. This new MOA directly aligns with

both Secretary Napolitano 's and Assistant Secretary Morton's goals of prioritizing focus on

criminal aliens who pose the most significant threat to our communities. DHS and ICE arecommitted to coordination between ICE and our state and local partners.

With respect to your specific concerns about the new MOA, ICE renegotiated the MOAs

with each local law enforcement agency individually. The basic terms of the MOA remained

uniform, with small variations in those instances where the terms conflicted with provisions of

state law. The terms of the standard operating procedure, however, varied according to the type

of model requested. For instance, some local law enforcement agencies requested task force

models, while others requested jail models. Some jurisdictions sought both the jail and task

force models. The type of model a jurisdiction requested formed the standard operating

procedures appended to the MOA.

ICE recognizes that we share the responsibility of ensuring public safety with our local

law enforcement agencies and these partnerships are critical to maintaining ICE's mission. TheOffice of State and Local Coordination would like to continue strategic discussions and efforts

with local law enforcement agencies to build on these partnerships. With that, I would like to

extend an invitation for your department to participate in a round table discussion with ICE and

other sheriffs during the National Sheriffs Association winter conference that will take place in

January 2010 in Washington, D.C. I am hopeful that this meeting will be productive and address

any further concerns you may have.

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Todd EntrekinPage 2

Thank you again for your letter and for your support of the 287(g) program. llook

forward to continuing our partnership with your law enforcement agency.

Sincerely,

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