Springdale Police Department (Arkansas) - 287(g) FOIA Documents

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CITY of SPRINGDALE

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POLICE DEPARTMENTOFFICE OF TH E CHIEF OF POLICE

Assistant SecreuuyJulie MyersUS Immigration and Custo!nS Enforcement425 I Street N.W. Room 7100Washi1:1gton, DC 20536

Dear Assistant Secretarv Mvers:. ".;I a:th writing this letter to request participation in. the Delegation of Authorirypursuant to the 287Cg') of the Immigration and Naturalization Act. The City ofSpringd9.le, A.:tbnsas is a neighbor city to Rogets, Arkansas. Sprirtgdale has apopulation of over 62;000; 32.8% of which is Hispanic/Latino ethnidty. Springdale:Police Department currently works with Immigration and Customs Enforcement(LCE.) agents, assisting in Felony investigations of suspected undocumentedr e s i d e n t ~ who have cotrunitted serious felony offenses. In 2006 we assisted in seven(7) investigations resulting in 38 ar1"ests, To date (2007) we haye assisted in four (4)arrests.The citizens of Springdale :are increasingly looking to the Police Department toaddress their concerns with o:ime and the perception of crim.e committed byundocumt:nted residents. There is a sr.rong' perception among many citizens that rheundoCl.llnented resIdents ar t negatively impacri-og the (lmility oflife and ateresponsible for increasing violent crimes. The fear that this w:iI1 be a C011tinuirlg trendhas also been voiced by many citizens. Attac:h.mcnt H j\" .reflect.s the arrestdemographks fot the City of Springdale and reflects v--icrim and suspectdemographics from reportS caken during c ~ l e n d a r year 2006. Wbile our a.r.reSt. c m o g r a p . h i c s a t t . m p r c s e o t a r i v L Q O l l t p a p n l a r i a ~ a s a m p l j n g ow-eHisp.ani


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CITY ofSPRINGDAlEPOLICE DEPARTMENTOFFICE OF TH E CHIEF OF POLICE

We bdie-qt that participating in 287(gj 'will enhance the opportUnity for the PoliceDepartment to become more effective in remomg those undocumented residentswho do commit felony offenses a.nd therefore reduce citizen feat and concern.We are proposing the following:Establish an Identification Screening Officer position in the Springdale DetentionCenter wh o will seek to determine imrnigtation Status of attested individuals whomeet the following criteria:

a. The: arrested party does no t possess any documentation to suppon proof oflegal residency.b. lbere is reasonable suspicion to believe the arrested pa.tty' possessesdocuments which are forged or fictitious,

Trnin not more than three (3) officers with a minimum of three years a p c r i ( . > f l o ~ , who ha\"e passed a security background im'estigation acceptAble to LCE. to conductimmigration inquit:y upon request once the above criteria has been met.-\ddirionally, Springdale Police Department ~ i l l work :in $ cooperative effo.r.t with theCiD! of Rogers to address issues and assist in investigations which \'\'ill imptoye theperception. of safety to residents in Northwest Arkansas.While 287(gj is 110t the total so lution to the problems faced in Nonh,vest Arbnsasand the City of Springdale, it will provide us a means of remov.ing criminal illegalimmigrants. We look fON"llld to hearing a response to ou r request and rnov"ingforward with this endeavor.

Respectfully,

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April 12, 2007

Chief of Police Kathy 0 ' KelleyCity of Springdale20 I North Spring StreetSpringdale, Arkansas 72764Dear Chief O'Kelly:

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(bU.S. Immigrationand CustomsEnforcement

Thank. you for your interest in the 287(g) Delega.tion of Authority program. This letter is tonotify you that the Office of the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and CustomsEnforcement (ICE) has received your request for 287(g) Delegation of Authority training forthe City of Springdale Police Department.On April 12,2007, the Program Manager for 287(g) Delegation of Authority at ICEHeadquarters forwarded your request for participation in the 287(g) program to the SpecialAgent in Charge (SAC), and the Field 0 ffice Director (FOD) for the New Orleans, Louisianaarea of responsibility (AOR). The (SAC) and (FOD), along with a member of your staff willneed to conduct a feasibility assessment study. After completio14 the assessment will bereviewed at ICE Headquarters and a determination will be made to either accept or deny yourrequest to participate in the program.Should you require infonnation concerning the status of you " request to pwticipate in the 287(g)program, your local ICE point of contact is Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Roland Jones will overseethe 287(g) program for the SAC New Orleans office. ASAC Jones can be reached at (504) 3108800.Thank you for your interest in the iCE 287(g) Delegation of Authority Program .

. . . . , U 1 , . , . " . - ~ (g) Unit Chief

Detention and Removal Headquarters

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