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Kim GuadagnoSheriff

June 20, 2008

MONMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

James PendergraphDeputy Assistant Sec retaryUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement425 I Street NW Room 7000Washington, DC 20536

Dear Mr. Pendergraph:

50 East l\la in Streetfreeho ld NJ 07 728- 1263

732-Bl7139FAX 732-294_5965

I am writing 10 request participation in the Delegation of Au th ority Pro gram pLJrsuant 10287 (g) of the Immigration and Naluraiizal ion Act.It is necessary th at Monmouth Cou nty do its utmost beSI IO serve the needs of ilsresidents. As suc h. I propose the fo llow ing :

,. Establishing an Identification Review officer at our Monmouth CountyCorrectional Instit uti on located in Freeholdr Train IWO (2) Sheriffs Officers assigned to centra l processing, with a min imumof lwo years expe ri ence who have passed a security bac kground check acceptableto ICE

>- Training facilities arc available al our Monmouth County Police Academy whereinstructors can utili ze computer training aids, videos and olher materials the y mayneed

Thi s program wi ll allow us to enter into a Memorandum of Und erstanding that \v illenable us to participate with ICE in i c ~ i n g criminal illega l aliens who pose a rick 10the cilizens of Monmouth COllnty.[ look forward to your speedy endorsement of this request and moving forward with thisprogram for the bene fit of all.Very trl! yo urs.

www.shcriffguadagno,colll

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Kim Guadagno AUG - 6 2008SheriffMonmouth County50 East Main StreetFreehold, New Jersey 07728Dear Sheriff Guadagno:

Office o/Slate and Local CoordinationU.S. Department of Homeland Security425 I Street, NWWashington. DC 20536u.s. Immigrationand CustomsEnforcement

Thank you for your letter expressing interest in the 287(g) Delegation ofAuthority programoffered by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).As the largest investigative agency within the Department ofHomeland Security (DHS), ICE ischarged with protecting national security and ensuring public safety through the aggressiveenforcement of federal immigration and customs laws across the more than 3.5 million squaremiles that make up our great nation. ICE recognizes, however, that we share the responsibilityof ensuring public safety with over 775,000 state and local law enforcement officers. One wayICE addresses this joint goal is by building partnerships with state and local law enforcementagencies (LEAs). To facilitate these partnerships and work more closely with our state and localcounterparts, ICE launched the comprehensive Agreements ofCooperation in Communities toEnhance Safety and Security (ACCESS) program in 2007.ICE ACCESS serves to provide state and local LEAs like yours an opportunity to partner withICE to specifically combat the immigration and customs enforcement challenges of theircommunities. To accomplish this, ICE ACCESS offers an umbrella of services and programs toassist local LEAs with interior enforcement issues. The 287(g) program that your letterreferenced is only one such component. Other programs that fall within the purview of ICEACCESS include: the Customs Cross-Designation (Title 19), Document and Benefit Fraud TaskForces, the Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC), Operation Community Shield, theCriminal Alien Program (CAP), Fugitive Operations, and Rapid Repatriation. Please findenclosed a copy ofthe ICE ACCESS Fact Sheet for more information.It is through strategic discussions and efforts such as these that strong partnerships between stateand local law enforcement agencies and ICE can be developed. Combining Federal, state, andlocal resources has proven successful in safeguarding the public. I have requested that the localICE ACCESS liaisons work in coordination with you to determine which ICE ACCESSprograms will best meet our joint needs. The first step in identifying which programs best suityour community's needs will be to complete the "Needs Assessment Tool" that will be sent byyour ICE ACCESS liaison. The local points of contact for ICE ACCESS are. in the Office ofInvestigations, Program Manager James Pallante at (973) 776-. b 6 ;and in the Office ofDetention and Removal Operations, Supervisory Detention and Deportation O f f i ~ 6 ) (Q) (7 (C)(I::i 6 , b 7) ql t (856) 8'M(lL(Q) .)(a)hank you again for your interest in ICE.

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JCJa- Sheriff (ret.) Jim PendergraphY Executive DirectorOffice of State and Local Coordination

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