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April 3, 2008

Assistant Secretary julie Myers

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
425 I St. N.W. Room 7100
Washington, D.C. 20536

Dear Assistant Secretary Myers,

I am writing to request participation in the Delegation of Authority Program

pursuant to 287 (g) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act. Given our past
relatio;,ship with ICE, this partnership will enable us to better serve and meet the
needs of the residents of Middlesex County Massachusetts.

I have been in communication with your Qffice in Boston. Assistant

Special Agent in Charge, (b~6 b)(7 C i has been very helpful and

encouraging. With his advice, I am proposing the following:

• Establishment of an Identification Review Officer at our Middlesex County

Jail, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This is our pre-trial detention
facility.

• Train (6) Sheriffs Deputies assigned to the Records and Receiving

Division with a minimum of two years experience, who have passed a
security background acceptable to ICE.

• Training facilities are available at our Training Academy where Instructors

can utilize computer training aids, videos and other materials they may
need in instructions.

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 This program will allow us to enter into a Memorandum of Understand in!
that will enable us to participate with I.C.E. in identifying criminal illegal aliens
who pose a risk to the citizens of Middlesex County.

I look forward to your speedy endorsement of this request and moving

forward with this program for the benefrt of all.

James V. DiPaola
Middlesex Sheriff
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James V. DiPaola
Sheriff
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400 Mystic
Medford, Massachusetts 02155
Dear Sheriff DiPaola:
Thank you for your letter expressing interest the 287(g) Delegation of Authority program
offered by the U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE).
As the largest investigative agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE is
charged with protecting national security and public safety the ssive
enforcement of federal imnlig.ration and customs laws across more 3.5 square
miles that make up our great nation. recognizes, however. that we share responsibility
safety with over 775,000 state and local law enforcement One way
aU<,lfCS'SCS this joint is by building partnerships with state and local law enforcement
agencies To these partnerships and work more closely our state and local
counterpartst launched the comprehensive Agreements Cooperation in Communities to
.... nr.><w-" Safety and Security (ACCESS) in 2007.

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TO: Julie L. Myers
Assistant Secretary

THROUGH: Official Channels

FROM: Bruce R Chadbouroe

Field Office Director
Boston Field Office

SUBJECT: Memorandum ofNon-SuPPol1: for the Delegation of287(g)

Authority to the Middlesex County Sheriffs

This is a memorandum of non support of the Middlesex County Sheriff s Office application for
287(g) Delegation of Authority.

On May 7,2008, Middlesex County Sheriff's Office, located in Massachusetts, submitted a formal
request for 287(g) authority to the Assistant Secretary.

The Boston Field Office lacks sufficient personnel resources, including positions associated with
supervisory oversight, docket management, custody/removal, clerical suppo~ and associated costs,
such as detention space and funding, to support a 287(g) program at this location

Without further resources, the Boston Field Office does not recommend approval of the Midd1esex
County Sheriff's Office for a 287(g) Program at this time. The Boston Field Office will contioue to
serve this facility through the ICE ACCESS components, particularly the Criminal Alien Program
(CAP). The Boston CAP Unit will continue in our law enforcement partnership with the Middlesex
County Sheriff" s Office by vetting the inmate population of this facility, and processing aliens
amenable to removal. The Boston CAP unit will also ensure that the Middlesex County Sheriffs
Office knows how to conduct NLETS Queries through NCIC, to the Law Enforcement Support
Center (LESC) for after hour apprehensions.

Although I cannot recommend Middlesex County Sheriff s Department for the 287(g) program at
this time, I would recommend that they be considered in the future expansion of the Secure
Communities Inter-Operability program.