STATE Of; RHOOE rSL.-'l.

ND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS

DIVISION OF STATE POLICE

HEADQUARTERS III DANIELSON PIKE. NORTH SClllJATE. RHODE ISLAND 02857

OFfICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

COlONEL

April 6, 2008

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U.s. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

10 Causeway Street, Suite 722
Boston,Iv1A 02222

Thank you for meeting with us on January 17, 2008, at Rhode Island State
Police Headquarters, 111 response to our request to receive cross-designation
authority that will allow members of the Rhode Island State Police to eniorce
immigration law, as authorized by Section 287 (g) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.

It appears that we have common goals and interests in ensuring that

public safety in Rhode Island is promoted by enhancing our ability to engage in
criminal investigations involving illegal immigrants. We look forward to
building upon our existing relationship with the U.s. Immigration and Custom
Enforcement through the establishment of a comprehensive memorandum of
agreement in support of our shared objectives.

Although we realize that the training for the 287(g) cross designation is
typically administered at the ICE Training Facility in Glynco, Georgia, we were
also pleased to learn that the training can pOSSibly take place here in Rhode
Island.

Based on the discussion at our meeting, we are submitting the following

request for training for the following sworn members of the Rhode Island State
Police:

• Six (6) uniform supervisory personnel

• Four (4) detective personnel
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April 8, 2008

We sincerely appreciate your efforts to provide the Division of State Police

with the training and authority necessary to effectively perform immigration
enforcement functions in collaboration with the federal government.

If you have comments, questions, or concerns please contact me at (401)

4M. )(l!l)1d we look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Sincerely,

Superintendent
 OlJice OJ SfOIe and Loqjl Coordirtotjort

u.s. Dtplrtmfllf of HlHIIdaad Sou.rily

42 S I Street, NW
Wash ington, DC 20536

u.s. Immigration
and Customs .
Enforcement
Colonel
Office
Rhode Island of State Police AUG -7 2008
311 Damelson Pike
North Scituate, Rhode Island 02920

Dear Colone:b _ c)
Thank you for your letter expressing mterest 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 imnugrahon 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 Jomt goaJ is by building partnerships with state and local law enforcement
agencies (LEAs). To facilitate these partnerships and work more closely with our state and loca]
counterparts, ICE laWlched the comprehenSive Agreements of Cooperation in Commumties 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 mterior 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), Docwnent and Benefit Fraud Task
Forces, the Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC), Operation Community Shield, the
Cnminal Alien Program (CAP), Fugitive Operations, and Rapid Repatriation. Please find
enclosed a copy of the ICE ACCESS Fact Sheet for more infonnation.

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 detennme which ICE ACCESS
programs will best meet our joint '.leeds. The first step in identifying which programs best suit
your commumty's needs will be "Needs Assessment Too'" that will be sent
your ICE ACCESS lIaison. The for ICE ACCESS are: in the Office
Investigations, Group 5'j~~a:tId m
Detention and Removal and Detention Office
at (617) you

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0heriff(ret.) Jim Pendergraph
Executive Director
Office of State and Local Coordination

Enclosure
www.ice.gov