Beaver Meadows Police Depanntent

Borough Building
100 Broad St.
Beaver Meadows, PA 18216
Phone 570.. 455*1919
570-455 .. 5627

DATE: 01/21/2009

TO: I.C.E of local coordination

COMPANY:

FAX #: (412)

FROM:

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 Meadows Police Department
BOROUGH BUILDING
100 EAST 8ROAD STREET
P.O. BOX 215
BEAVER MEADOWS, PA 18216·0247
PHONE 570·455·1919
FAX 57(J....4.55--5527
January 21, 2009
John P. Torres
Acting Assistant Secretary
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
500 12th Street, SW, Suite 5027
Washington, DC 20024

Dear Acting Assistant Secretary Torres:

I am writing to request participation jn the Delegation of Authority Program pursuant to

287 [g) ofthe Immigration and Naturalization Act. Given our past relationship with ICE, this
partnership will enable us to better serve and meet the needs of the residents of Beaver
Meadows, Pennsylv'3nia.

I have been in communialtion with your office in Pittsburgh, Pennsvlvania and propose
the following:
*To better understand how to identify the difference between Hlegal and Non-
Illegal Immigrants.
"'There is a steady flow of Illegal Immigrants that travel through the Borough of
Beaver Meadows due to the fact the main road is a state road. This road is accessible for travel
to avoid major highways with a greater chance of being caught.

"'1 believe that in participating in this program, it would allow me to hove an

enforcement strategy that would focus on processing of apprehended lIIegal1mmigrants and it
would reduce the criminal and fugitive Illegal Immigration population.

This program will aHow us to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding that will
enable us to participate with ICE in identifying criminal illegal aliens who pose il risk to the
citizens of Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania. I look forward to your speedy endorsement of this
request and moving forward with this program for the benefit of aIL

Sincerely,
 Office o/Slate and I.ocal Coordination

V.S. Department of Home-land Se('ul"iry

500 12th Strcct. SW
Washington. DC' 20536

U.S. Immigration
and Customs
Enforcement

Beaver Meadows Police Department FEB 2 2009

100 East Broad Street
P.O. Box 215
Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania 18216

Thank you for your letter expressing interest in the 287(g) Delegation of Authority program offered
by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), within the Department of Homeland
Security.

As the largest investigative agency within the Deparnnent of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE is
charged with protecting national security and enswing public safety through the aggressive
enforcement of federal immigration and cus{Oms laws across the more than 3.5 million square
miles that make up our great nation. ICE recognizes, however, that we share the responsibility of
ensuring public safety with over 775,000 state and local law enforcement officers. One way ICE
addresses this joint goal is by building partnerships \.\lith state and local law enforcement agencies
(LEAs). To facilitate these partnerships and work more closely with our state and local
counterparts, in 2007 ICE launched the comprehensive Agreements of Cooperation in Communities
to Enhance Safety and Security (ACCESS) program.

ICE ACCESS serves to provide state and local LEAs tike yow's an opportunity to partner with rCE
to specifically combat the immigration and customs enforcement challenges of their communities.
To accomplish this, ICE ACCESS offers an umbrella of services and programs to assist local LEAs
with interior enforcement issues. The 287(g) program that your letter referenced is only one such
component. Other programs that fall within the purview of ICE ACCESS include: the Customs
Cross-Designation (Title 19), Document and Benefit Fraud Task Forces, the Law Enforcement
Support Center (LESC), Operation Community Shield, the Criminal Alien Program (CAP),
Fugitive Operations, and Rapid Repatriation. For more infonnation, please find enclosed a copy of
the ICE ACCESS Fact Sheet.

It is through strategic discussions and efforts such as these that strong partnerships between stale
and local law enforcement agencies and ICE can be developed. Combining Federal, state, and local
resources has proven successful in safeguarding the public. I have requested that the local ICE
ACCESS liaisons coordinate with you to detennine which feE ACCESS programs will best meet
our joint needs. The first step in identifying which programs best suit your community's needs will
be for to complete the "Needs Assessment Tool" that your ICE ACCESS liaison will send to
local points contact for ICE ACCESS are: in the Office of .
~t (412) in the Office of Detention and Removal
(215) 6 an.k you again for your interest in ICE.

Sincerely,

~~e:~
Acting Execulive Director
Office of State and Local Coordination
Enclosure
www.ice.gov