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$'''" ~ t~ LARAMIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Danny l. Glick

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SliERIFF
CHEYENNE , WYOMING 62001

January 20, 2009 ICE OE81M

Mr. John Torres
Acting Assistant Secretary
FEB f 0 2009
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
50012'" Street, SW
Wnshingloll , DC 20024

Dear Assistant Secretary Torres:

I ing in an effort to initiate/strengthen the partnership between my agency and ICE.

have researched the ICE website at www. icc.govand understrllld that there are many partnership
models that ICE offers th rough the ICE Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to Enhance
Safety and Security (ACCESS).

or particular in terest 10 my agency at this lime nrc:

o Asset Forfeiture
o Border Enforcement Security Task Forces (BEST)
o Crimina l Alien Program (CAP)
o Customs Cross-designation (Tille 19)
o Document and Benefit Fraud Task Forces (DBFTF)
o Equitab le Sharing/Joint Operations
o Fugitive Operations Team s (FOTs)
o Imilligration Fami liaril..ntion (Immigration 10 1)
1Rlllllll1igrnlion Cross-Designat ion (Title 8) 287(g)

o Intellectual Property (IPR Center)

Righ ts
o Lnw Enrorcement Support Center (CTR)
o Operation Community Shield
o Opcration Fircwall
o Operation Predator
o Rapid Repatrialion (Rapid Repal.)
181 Secured Commu nit ies Init iative (SCI)
o O'hcr _ _ __ _ __ _
Please arrange fo r an IC E ACCESS liaison to contact with Capt. (b)(5),J£.JIlXC; and discuss the best
partnershi p. Capt. (b)(6). (b)(7 ;(&l can be contacted at 307-~~ 6 ) . [bP )(C)

CaptaIn

cc: William F. Riley

Acting Executive Director
O fn ce of Stare and Loca l Coordination
U.S. Immi grat ion and Customs Enforcement
500 1t h Street S \V
Suite 7 100
Washington, DC 20024
 Office a/Stall! and Local Coordination

U.S. Depan ment or lIomeiand Seturity

500 12th StreeL SW
Washington. DC 20536

u.s. Immigration

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Laramie County Sherriffs Department
19 10 Pioneer Avenue
and Customs
Enforcement

Cheyenne, Wyoming 8200 I

Dear
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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE is
charged with protecting national security and ensuring public safety through the aggressive
enforcement of federal immigration and customs 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 stale and local law enforcement officers. One way ICE
addresses this joint goal is by building partnerships with 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 like yows an opportunity to partner with ICE
to specifically combat the immigration and customs enforcement challenges of their communities.
To accomplish thi s, 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 state
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 ICE ACCESS programs wi ll best meet
our joint needs. The first step in identifying which programs best suit your needs wi ll
be to complete the "Needs Assessment Tool" that wi ll be sent by your ICE The
local are: . Office of [~;~~:'~}(~!i~~
(303) at (303) .( in the Office
Operations, (303) you again for your interest in ICE.

Sincerely,
1./, " .
Willi~e~ ~
Acting Executive Director
Office of State and Local Coordination
Enclosure

www.ice.goY