Walton County Department of Corrections

796 Triple G Road

DeFuniak Springs. FL 32433
Phone: (850) 892-8196 Fax:(850)892-8053

November 19. 1007

Julie Myct!'i
Al'sistanl Secretary
US immtgration and Customs EnforcemcllI
415 I S treet NW R(lOm 7000
WasbJo~ton, D.C. 20536

DclU Assi.~laJll Secretary Myen;.

1 am v.Titil'l~ to request participat ion in the Delegation of Authority Program pursuant to 187 (g) of the
immigration and Naturalization Act. Given our past relationship with ICE. this partnership ""111 r:nabJe us
to beneT serve and mecllhe needs of the residents ofDeFuruak Springs and Walton County Florida.

I have been in communicatu:m ",;Ih your office in Tampa. ICE Access Program Manager. Brian P. Dorion
ha.~been very helpful and encouraging. With hi.~ advice I am proposing the following:

Establishment oran Identification Review Officer at our Walton County rk'panmcill of

Corrections. located in DeFuniak Spong!';. fL

T rain U) Correctioll.~ Officer. with a mmimum of two yean; experience. who ha.~ pas.~d a security
background acccp13ble to TCE.

Training facilities are available at our Walton County Department of COlTections where instructors
can ulllizc computer training aids. Videos and any other materials they may need in instructions .

Thj~ pwgram will alia ....' us to enter into a ~'1 emorandum of Understanding thai will enable u.<; to panicipate
with ICE in identifying criminal illegal aliens who post' a risk to the citizens of Wall an County.

t look fOI"\\'ard 10 your speedy endo~mem of this request and mo"in~ fOl"\\'8rd with this program for the
benefit of all.

Waltr," County Department ofColTcctions

 Office a/State and Local Coordination

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

425 I Street, NW

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Washmgton, DC 20536

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(b)(6), (b)(7)(e)
Support Commander
Walton County Department of Corrections
796 Triple G Road AUG - 5 2008
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433

Dear (b)(6), (b)(7)(e)

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).

As the largest investigative agency withm 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 state 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, ICE launched the comprehensive Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to
Enhance Safety and Security (ACCESS) program in 2007.

ICE ACCESS serves to provide state and local LEAs like yours an opportunity to partner with
ICE 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. Please find
enclosed a copy of the ICE ACCESS Fact Sheet for more information.

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 work in coordination with you to determine which ICE ACCESS
programs will best meet our joint needs. The first step in identifying which programs best suit
your community'S needs will be to complete the "Needs Assessment Tool" that will be sent by
your ICE ACCESS liaison. The local points of contact for ICE ACCESS are: in the Office of
Investigations, Program Manager Brian Dorion at (813) 357- b 6 ,and in the Office of
Detention and Removal Operations, Assistant Field Office Director (b)(6), (b)(7 (e) at (504)
5~~'6J b) 7) (~hank you again for your interest in ICE.

jj;;i'~
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Sheriff (ret.) Jim Pendergraph
~ Executive Director
Office of State and Local Coordination

Enclosure
www.ice.goY
 Office o/Stale and Local Coordination

U.S. De partme nt of Homela nd Security

500 12th Street, SW
Washington. DC 20536

u.s. Immigration
and Customs
Enforcement

;'JG 1 3 2009
(b)(6), (b)(IJ(C)
Support Commander
Walton County Department of Corrections
796 Triple G Road
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433

Dear (b)(6) , (b)(7)(C)

Thank you for your continued interest in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
287(g) Delegation of Authority program, which cross-designates state and local officers to
enforce immigration law as authorized through the Immigration and Nationality Act.

At this time ICE cannot approve your 287(g) Delegation of Authority request. ICE will continue
to work with you to seek a mutually beneficial resolution for the specific issues facing your
community by utilizing the ICE Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to Enhance Safety
and Security (ACCESS) program. ICE ACCESS enforcement options include, but are not limited
to: teaming with ICE to target specific challenges such as gangs or document fraud ; the presence
of a Criminal Alien Program (CAP) team in local detention facilities to identify criminal aliens;
or, training to utilize the ICE Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC), which provides officers
the ability to inquire about a person's immigration and criminal history. Please contact the ICE
point of contact in your area, Brian Dorian at (813) 357· (b)(6 to discuss these programs.

ICE recognizes we have a shared public safety mission with local law enforcement and we look
forward to working with you to improve on this mission. Combining Federal, state, and local
resources has proven successful in safeguarding the public and we want to build on that success
by responding to the law enforcement communities that seek ICE assistance.

William F. Riley
~ Acting Executive Director
Office of State and Local Coordination