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The Commonwealth MassachusettsExecutive Office Public SafetyPlace

BostQn, 021 08Tel: (617) 127-7775TTY 1b1: (o11} 727-661 gMtttRomney

Gov&rno( Fax.: (61 Robert C. HaasKeT'I'YUeutenanf GovemOf

September 13, 2006

Re:

Dear Special

Immignltic:lln Enforeemeut! Proposed MOU withm n l O D w e ~ l I t b of MassadlISeUIi.

Th.a.ok you for meeting with "IlS' in response to our August 15,2006 request to """""",'Ur",cross designation authority oft.he MassachusettsDepartment of Correction. It appears that we have common goals and ..., . '""""'1"'"ensu.rin,g that public is promoted by ourengage in criminal involving megal aliens. We look forward toupon our with the Bureau of Immigrarionthrough the a comprehensive memorandum ofunders1a.nding in supportof OUT snared

wacMassachusettsoriginally more personnel1S of enormous ilStillsti!.Dc:e to our efforts. .1'"-" :""-,, , , .cxtraord.1nary cooperation and assistance regardingprogram.Based onwith revisedDepartment

at our meeting. we are submitting thenumbers and a summary of objectives

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to PU1Icipate in 287(g) Program

Masso.cJu.uetta Polia... Apprehension Squad- 4 m ( J m o C l r ~ .. - 5 members... Unit - 3 members. ... 2 members... units 16 members

As you will note, we an increase from 17 to 30 in ournumbers "With our ofCom:ction triiining needsincreased State expansion of detective unit tostatewide onforcement, than limiting e n f ( ) r c ~ t to a few geographic areas. Theprimary obJective for for the State Police will be to D.I.&I.loo,u"criminal inves tigat ions illegal aliens and to brolifden our ability to remove"impact playeni ' from the streets and high c r i m b ~ . With respect toof Correction our 1S to improve the identificationof llegal aliens the state system in sUpport of c:riminal andmore eXpeditious deportation ....... ............... ;) .Again, we siD!;erely aDt)relCIMassachusetts with the t' ." ', . . . . . . .immigration enforcement

to provide the Commonwc:alth ofauthority necessary to effectively I"",J,J,V,A,'LUcollaboration with the federal g m / e n \ t n l ~ t . Sincerely,~ o d . . Robert C. HaasSecretary ofPublio Safety

cc: Cynthia Gillespio, Governor> lBrian Leske, Governor's Deputy ..., ...Ju ...J.,w. CounselSwan Prosoit;z, BOPS General

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Colonel Mark Delaney, Massaehu.setts State PoliceCom..n:rissioner Ka.thleen Deonehy. Dc:;pa.J:1Dlent ofCorrectionsFile

Pagel

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Dear Mr.

Ofji('P r, { Il1vesligatinl1.SU.s. parlmeot of Homeland Security425 I Street. NWWashington. DC 20536

u.s.and Customs

This letter is to notify you thatHomeland Security (DHS),

Myers, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department ofand Customs Enforcement (ICE) approved the request

for 287(g) Delegation of AuthorityMassachusetts Department ofan MOA between theDepartment ofCorrections.DHSIICE is looking forward to the ",or't"", . ,program has produced somesuccessful in the Commonwealth ofThe local ICE point of contact iswill oversee the 287(g) program for the

be reached at (617)

the Massachusetts State Police and theletter also serves as a notice of intent to negotiate

State Police and the Massachusetts

success of this joint venture. The 287(g)OCBltlOlns and I have no doubt it will be

10 00SI01[1.

cc: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

\VWVi. ice. gov

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THE C e M M O N ~ L T H OF MA$B:ACHUSETTSEXEtU't IVE OEPARTMERT

GEVAL l . P A T R I C ~ GOVERNORT ~ P . M U R R A Y

~ N 1 ' G O , , F I N O l ' t

BY IIJIIIFIEDVAlLJulie MversAsststam Secretary

18l?} 725-4000

Immigration and Customs Enforcement435 Jstreet. NWWashinglOn, D.C. 20536Re: rerminatlon ofMemerandum ofAgreement

Dear Assistant Secretary Myers:I am writing to advise you that the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts is hereby terminating the Memorandum of Agreemententered into between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security andthe Massachu.tts State Police on December 13* 2006 pursuant toSection XVII of the Memorandum of Agreement. Pursuant to Section

XVII of the Memerandum of Agreement. this termination is effectiveimmediately upon receipt. For your reference, I have attached a copyof the terminated Memorandum of Agreement.

co: S e c r e t a ~ Kevin M. BurkeColooel Mark DeJaneyMichael Coefho, Chief of Staff. eopsAssistant S A ~ , f C E y Field Office, Direotor, ICE