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August 2, 2005John P. ClarkDeputy Assistant Secretary'U.S. Immigration

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Security425 I Street, N.W.Washington D.C.

20536

Re: 287(g); 8

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1357Dear Mr. Secretary:The Arizona Department

of

Corrections would like to pursue a written agreement withthe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department

of

Homeland Security,Phoenix office, to identify qualified Arizona Department

of

Corrections employees fortraining

by

U.S. Immigration and customs enforcement to

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certain duties underthe supervision

of

your

agency to expedite the identification

of

undocumented individualsand otherwise assist as appropriate in the deportation process.

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May 5, 2005Assistant Secretary Michael J. GarciaU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

425

I Street N.W.Washington, D.C. 20536

Dear

Assistant Secretary Garcia:

MAY

1 6

2005

We

are writing to express

our

serious concerns over the number

of

foreign-born inmates beinghoused

·in

Arizona's Department

of

Corrections facilities. As you may

be

aware, there are currently morethan 500 such inmates that have been determined eligible for deportation

but

are awaiting deportationorders from your agency. Housing each undocumented immigrant costs Arizona taxpayers an average

of

$53 a day. The Director

of

the Department

of

Corrections may release a prisoner to the custody andcontrol ofImmigration and Customs Enforcement

if

he Department receives

an

order

of

deportation forthe prisoner from your agency. However, long delays

in

the processing

of

paperwork and retrieval

by

Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel are imposing severe hardships

on

the finite financialresources

of

the Corrections Department.Given that the Corrections Department is able to accurately assess

the

number

of

foreign-borninmates that will be eligible for deportation orders

up

to five years

in

the future,

it

would

be

appropriate toestablish a system

now

that will avoid future backlogs. We recognize the monetary and personnelconstraints under which you are operating, and wish to inquire as to-how

ICE

plans to process futureinmates eligible for deportation in a timely, regular and consistent manner.

We

urge you to initiate andcarry out such a plan that functions efficiently for the state

of

Arizona.As you well know,

it

is indisputably the responsibility

of

the federal government to secure theborder. The government's failure to do so necessitates its cooperation with

the

states that are adverselyaffected.We would appreciate receiving information

by

June

15,2005

on ICE's progress in establishing asystem for the future so that these foreign-born inmates may

be

processed regularly and promptly.Thank you for your attention to this important matter.Sincerely,

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PAPER

STATE

OF ARIZONA

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OFFICE

OF

THE

GOVERNOR

1700

WEST

WASHINGTON STREET, PHOENIX,

AZ

85007

July

1,2005

The Honorable Michael Chertoff. Secretary, U.S. Department

of

Homeland SecurityWashington D.C. 20528Dear Secretary Chertoff:

MAIN

PHONE:

602-542-433

1

FACSIMILE:

602-542-7601

Thank you for taking the time to discuss with me some

of

the issuesArizona faces with respect to illegal Immigration. I am encouraged by

our

telephone conversation and am writing to confirm a few

of

the issues we talkedabout.Working closely with the federal Department

of

Homeland Security, theU.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, I plan to moveforward with a pilot project that would benefit loeallaw enforcement and allowpolice officers to quickly retum to their posts after picking up undocumentedaliens (UDAs). In addition, I am most concerned with the violent humansmuggling trade that uses the Phoenix area as a main transit hub. In someArizona communities, local law enforcement officers often come into contact withlarge numbers

of

UDAs during routine traffic

or

ather law enforcement activities.To alleviate the strain this puts on loeal departments, I plan to commit twelveDepartment

of

Public Safety (DPS) police officers to partner one-on-one withfederal Border Patrol Officers stationed in Maricopa County whose purpose is toidentify. transport and process UDAs. DPS has already committed to purchasingthe vehicles and equipment necessary

for

this special enforcement squad to doits job. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has agreed to assist in providing the

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offer to train correctional personnel at the ArizonaDepartment

of

Corrections (ADC) to assist ICE staff with the deportation process.Today ADC has In its custody 544 eligible illegal aliens who could be deported

if

the deportation process had been completed. Another 500 eligible foreignnationals confined by ADC in its inmate population should be deported later incalendar 2006 and their processing is not yet completed. The training

of

statepersonnel to augment the efforts

of

federal agents should help expedite theprocess

of

deporting undocumented aliens to their home countries after serving

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