UAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

BUD E COX
S HERIFF

(b)(6) , (b)(7)(C)
June 17, 2008

(b)(6), (b)(7)(C)
Mrs. Julie Myers
Assistant Secretary
U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement
425 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20536

Dear Assistant Secretary Myers :

I am writing to request participation m the Delegation of Authority Program pursuant to 287 (g)
of the Immigration and Naturalization Act. Given our past relationship with ICE, thIS partnership
will enable us to better serve and meet the needs of the reSIdents of Davis County, Utah.

I have been in commul1lcation with your office in Salt Lake City. Field Operations DIrector
Steven Branch and Assistant Special Agent in Charge b) 6, b) 7} C have been very helpful and
encouraging. With hIS advice, I am proposmg the following:

Establishment of an Identification Review Officer at our Davis County Jail, located in

Farmington, Utah. This is our central processing and pre-tnal detention facility.

Train (10) Sheriffs Deputies assIgned to central processmg, with a mimmum of two
years experience, who have passed a security background acceptable to ICE.

Training facilities are available at our Davis County Jail where instructors can utilize
computer training aids, VIdeos, and any other materials they need III mstructions.

This program will allow us to enter IUtO a Memorandum of Understanding that will enable us to
participate with ICE III identifying criminal illegal aliens who pose a risk to the Cl tIzens of Da vis
County. I look forward to your speedy endorsement of this request and moving forward with this
program for the benefit. of all

Warmest regards,

A1~tr
Davis County Sheriff

800 WEST STATE STREET P .O . Box 618

FARMINGTQr" UTAH 84025
(801)451 -4120 FAX(801)451"4110
TOO (801) 451-41 09
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Washington, DC 20536

U.S. Immigration
and Customs
Bud Cox
Enforcenlent
Sheriff
Davis County JUL 22 2008
800 West State Street
P.O. Box 618
Farmington, Utah 84025

Dear Sheriff COX:

Thank you for your June 17,2008, 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 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 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 ofthe 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 local points of contact for ICE ACCESS are: in the
Office of Investigations, Assistant Special Agent in at (801) 5~-4III;l(c)
and in the Office of Detention and Removal Operations, Steve Branch at
(801) 313-".

Sincerely,

~ff
U~~~utive (reL) Jim Pe
Director
Office of State and Local Coordination
Enclosure

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ll.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Washington, DC 20536

u.s. Immigration
and Customs
Enforcement

August 11, 2009

Bud Cox
Sheriff
Davis County Sheriff's Office
800 West State Street
Farmington, Utah 84025

Dear Sheriff Cox:

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 la\\l- as authorized through the Immigration and Nationality Act.

At this time ICE cannot approve yow' 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 utiJ ize 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, Kevin Speese at (702) 388· .0(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.

~P4--
William F. Riley
y~ Acting Executive Director
Office of State and Local CoorclinatioL