SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Adam Christianson, Sheriff~Coron e r

ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION

May 29, 2007

Juli e L. Myers, Deputy Ass istant Secretary

US Immi gration and Customs Enforcement
425 [ Street NW Roo m 7000
'vV ashingron, DC 2GS36

Re: Delegation of Auth ority Program

Dear Ass istant Sec retary Myers:

I am wri tin g to requ est parti cipati on in th e Delegati on of Auth ority Program pursuant to
287(g) of th e Immi grati on and Naturali zati on Ac t (INA). The most important mi ss ion of
th e Stani slaus Co unty Sheri fr s Department is to protect th e citi zens of Stan islaus
County. I beli eve that a partnership with th e Immi gration and Customs Enforce ment
(I CE), allo wing us to identify "criminal ill ega l ali ens" who commit crimes in our
community, will further accomplish thi s mi ss ion.

Co unty sta ff' ha ve been communi cating with Spec ial Agent (b)(6) (b)(7)(C) th e 287(g)
program coordinator out of San Francisco, Ca liforni a. He has been very help ful and with
hi s advice we are propos in g the foll ow in g:

Train and ass ign thirty (3 0) Class ifi cati on Deputies within the custodial
di vision of th e Stani slaus County Sherifr s Department to collaterall y
perform immi gration related duti es within our custodial di vision. Th ese
Class ifi cati on Deputies will have more than a minimum of two (2) years
la w enforce ment work experi ence and will pass a securi ty background
acceptabl e to ICE.

Trainin g fa ciliti es are ava il abl e at the Stani slaus Co unty Sheri ffs Department where ICE
instructors can utili ze computer training aid s, videos, andlor any other material s th ey may
need in th eir co urse of in struction .

25 0 East Hackett Rd . • Modesto , CA 95358

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This program will allow us to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that wi ll
enable us to participate with ICE in idcntifying "c riminal ill ega l alien s" who pose a ri sk
to the citi zens of Stanislaus Co unt y, We look forward to yo ur speedy endorsement of this
I'equest and moving forward with thi s program for the benefit of all,

ADA M CHRi STI ANSON

Stanislaus County Sheriff-Co ron er
 r1~f Def~ntion ond RemOWlI Operations
V.:,. onpar1mtnt o(Homea.nd.Sccurity
·425 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20536

u.s. Immigration
and Customs
Enforcement

Mr. Adam Christianson

Stanislaus County Sheriff-Coroner
250 East Hackett Road
Modesto, CA 95358

Dear Sheriff Christianson,

Thank you for your interest in the 287(g) delegation of immigration authority program. The
287(g) Program Management Office and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for U. S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are in receipt of your request for training for the
Stanislaus COUDty Sheriff's Department.

On August 7, 2007, the Program Manager for 287(g) Delegation of Authority at ICE
Headquarters forwarded your request to the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) San Francisco,
CA, and the Field Office Director (FOD) of Detention and Removal, San Francisco, CA. Local
representatives from these two divisions will be in contact with you soon to conduct a
preliminary assessment and determine whether the 287(g) program is the appropriate
application to address your loca1 law enforcement challenges.

point ()f cont:act regarding the 287(g) program is Deputy Field Office Director
who can be reached at 415-8~xC)

Sincerely,
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Adam Christianson, Sheriff-Coroner

BUREAU OF
ADM INISTRATIVE SERVICES

September 12, 2007

Assist:mt Field Office Director
Detention and Removal Operations
650 Capital Ma ll, Room 1-120
Sncramcnto, CA 95814

On behalf of the Stani slaus County Sheriff's Department, I would like to thank you fo r
meeti ng with us regardi ng the 287g program offered by ICE.

As discussed in our meeting, our agency would like to take a proact ive stance in
identifying and placing appropriate holds on criminal aliens in our County after hours and
on weekends. After discussing the 287g program at length~ we are in agreement that
adding an additional ICE agent in li eu oflhe 287g program will a llow our County to
place more ho lds o n criminal aliens.

We arc exc ited to have this partnership and appreciate the addit ion ofa second ICE agent
here in our County. I believe the added manpower along with the use of the ICE after
hours duty phone will hel p us to capture a majority of these ICE holds.

Again, thank you for yo ur time and the service that you provide to Stanislaus Coun ty.

Sincerely,
ADAM CH RISTIANSON , Sheri ff- Coroner
Stanis laus County

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By: Li eulenan b (; b (C
Bureau of Admi nistrative Services Commander
Stanis laus County Sherif'f's Department

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