Morristown, New Jersey - 287(g) FOIA Documents

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[vb Julie M Y ' ~ r ; : . Assistant SecretaryU.S. lmldgratioll alld CUlItom:; EnfOfCH?mel1t425 f Stmt:t l' W Room 7000Wa')hington, !).C 20536Dear Asslstar!t Secretary Myers:J am writing (,[1 behalf of thfi: T:),-VTI vf Morristown, looated in r v f u r T i ~ C ~ u n t y , New Jersey to requestpllrticipation in the. Delegation Qf Authority Program in accotdance ,vith Section 28'f(g) of theImrn.igr&tion " ~ n d i'ia.ti-:;>nality Act This partnershio will better E':Oe b J ~ \,IS to meet The n e ~ d s of the r e ~ i d c l ' \ i ! > of Morrb1owll.J am proposing 111;: following:

.. Pmidpating MQrri.,town law enforcement omc\irs ( ) x ~ m ; ; i s e ICE authority, unck!rthr: snpelvision of ICE officer", in the Cf,lUrse of perfcrming their regular pfltrvl,ll\vesiiB4tive, and detenrion d u t i a ~ within MOrristOWll;., ICE f,ro'Yidc I n : : ! t r L l c t o r ~ at nQ c o ~ t fO Morrh;.tc;wn to il'ain ten (10) !"tcrristtwfl1 lawcnthr,;cment offic,:rs, each with il minimum ('JJ t\.VQ ( l) years i ~ t w enforcemem

e " p ~ r H m c e , who have passed a sccl.lrity beg;kgroud chock acctlptable to ICE; MOTI'!stown ;Jfo'Vide a room for tn". five-week trAining prognun aI our municipalbuilding \>vhere ICE's instructors tal} u t i l i : : c ~ computer training aids, \I'deos llnd any

(.) ther !THlti,tlal$ they may fit:;!.;:! for the instruction.This p3l'tllersEp will allow us to on ter into a Memorandum ofUmlerstal1ding thl'lt will enable Morristownto participo.tewith ICE in identii)ting crimin.a! m e ~ 1 aliens who pose it risk to the r e ( ; i d e n ~ s ofMorri'l)Wn.'I look forwa;d to your spedy end,orSemCl1f of rbis r e q m ~ s t and moving furward with M ( ) ! r i ~ t o w ! J ' : ' pan1clpll.rJon ! 11 tlli.s PI'OgI7!1l'l for the benofit of aiLVery tnlly YOllrs,

0;: Mi:had P Rogers. B \ . I ~ i n e s / ) AdministratorSteve M a n n i o ~ , Esq.


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Morristown Police Department

April 26, 2007Assistant Secretary Julie MyersUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement425 1St. N.W. Room 7100Washington, DC 20536Dear Asst. Secretary Myers,I am writing to request participation in the Delegation of Authority Program pursuant to 287 (g) ofthe Immigration and Naturalization Act. This partnership will enable us to better serve and meetthe needs of the residents of the City of Morristown and Hamblen County Tennessee.Our point of contact, ( . ililF C " has been in communications with Agent (b)(6 (b)(7)lCProgram Manager, New Orleans rCE Off ice and he was very helpful with information and adviceconcerning the program. I am proposing the following:

>- Establishment of ai l Identification Review officer for the Morristo\\-TI PoliceDepartment.Train two (2) polic:e officers assigned for investigative efforts, with a minimum of twoyears experience, which have passed a security background acceptable to ICE.Willing to discuss availability of training facilities where instructors can utilizecomputer training aids, videos and any other materials they need in instruction.

This program will allow us to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding that will enable us toparticipate with ICE in Identifying criminal illegal aliens who pose a risk to the citizens ofMorristown and Hamblen County. I look forward to your speedy endorsement of this request andmoving forward with this program for the benefit of all.Agency point of contact _ - > ' : : ; . I . " " ' l I o . \ . l k u . I 1 " t - - - - I 4 2 3 - ~ 8 ~ 6 } . . . ( i l ) ~ , , __ ,lbi6LlbJ(Ili 61.-__ '"~ i n ( ' p r p l v

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A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR'S lNJTIATIVE TO ENTER INTO AMEMORANDUM OF UND,ERSTANDING WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OFHOMELAN D SECURlTY - IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT UNDEHSEC1 'ION 287 -G TO TRAlN AND DEPUTIZE TOWN POLleE OFFICERS

WHEREAS, the Mayor of the Town of Manistown desires that the Town enter into aMemorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Hom.eland Security - Immigration andCustoms Enforcement whereby Town Police Officers ~ h a ! l be trained and deputized; andWHKREAS, Section L . 8 7 ~ G of the Immigration and Nationa1,ity Act, authorizes the deputizingoflocru p()lic(' forces as federal immigration agents; andWHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town ofMorristown wishes to support the Mayor in this,in.itiative i.n order to address issues wit.hin ,he Town of Morristown.NOW" THEREFORE, .BE IT HEREBY RESOLYED, by the Town Council of the Town ofMorristown, County ofMon,is and State of Ne w Jersey, oeingthe governing body thereof, that it hereby

supports the 1'-'Taynr's in.i{iative to enter into a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with the U.S. DepartmentofHomcland ~ ) e c u r i l y -Immigration and Customs Enforcement whereby TO\Nl.l_Pol.ice Officers shall betrained and deputized, as authorized pursuant to Section 2 8 7 ~ O afthe Immigration and NationalilY Act.

I, Robin L Kesselmeyer, Deputy Town CJerk of the Town of Morristown, do herebycertify the above to be a true and exact copy of a Resolution duly pa,ssed an? adOpTed bythe Tcwn Council of the TO'Wl1 of Morris(own at the Regular Counel! meetmg held onFebru,;lf}' 27,2007,Dated; March 29, 2007 ~ g . ~ ~

Robin J. KessclmeyerDeputy Town Clerk


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Mavor Donald CresitelloThe Town of Morristown200 South Street, P.O. Box 914Monistown, NJ 07963RE: 287(g) Delegation of Authority Implementation PlanDear Mayor Cresitello,

C.S. IJeparlmcnt of Homeland Security425 I Street, N\ \W a ~ h i n g h ' l l . DC 2()536

U.S. Imlnigrationand CustomsEnforcenlent

Thank you for your continued interest in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) 287(g) program, which cross-designates state and local of1icers to enforce immigrationlaw as authorized through section 287(g) of the Immigration mld Nationality Act. In the pasttwo years. the 287(g) program has identified more than 27,000 illegal aliens tor possibledeportation. More than 70 municipaL county, and state agencies natioll\vide have requested287(g) agreements with ICE, and already, more thmI 500 local and state officers have beentrained under the program. I thank you fC)f submitting your 287(g) request with ICE,untortunately. funding for FY 2007 has been exhausted.In response to the continued widespread interest from locallaw entorcement agencies likeyours, ICE has launched the new comprehensive ICE ACCESS (Agreements of Cooperation inCommunities to Enhance Safety and Security) progrmn. The 287(g) program is only onecomponent tmder the ICE ACCESS umbrella of services and programs offered for assistance tolocal law enforcement ofticers. Other ICE ACCESS enforcement options include the creationof local task f()fces targeting specific challenges like gmlgs or document ii-aud. the presence ofa Criminal Alien Program (CAP) team in local detention facilities to identify criminal aliens, ortraining to utilize the ICE La,.\' Enforcement Support Center (LESC), which provides officersthe ability to inquire about a person's immigration mId criminal history.We will continue to assess your pending 287(g) application as more resources are madeavailable in FY 2008, however through our new ACCESS program, I believe we may be ableto identify an enforcement program that would better serve your community's needs. At mydirection, senior Held representatives from the Office of Investigations and the Office ofDetention and Removal will visit with vou soon to discllss ICE ACCESS mId to assess vourparticular local needs beyond what we ~ l r e a d y plan to accomplish through the 287(g) progrmn.I believe these strategic discussions will facilitate a strong partnership between your agencyand ICE_ Combining federaL state and local resources has proven successful in safegum-ding

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Mayor CresitelloPage 2 of2the public. We want to build on that success in responding to the law enf()fcement communitieswho seek ICE assistance.

Sincerely.

Julie L. MversAssistant Secretary