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U,S, Depa rtment or Uomeland Security

425 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20S36

u.s. Immigration
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Sheriff Clay N. Whittle

Columbia County Sheriffs Office
2273 County Camp Road
Post Office Box 310
Appling, GA 30802-0310

Dear Sheriff Whinle,

Thank you for your interest in the 287(g) De legation of Authority program. The 287(g)
Program Management Office (PMO) 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
Columbia County Sheriff's Office.

On 10116/2007, the 287(g) PMO at ICE Headquarters forwarded your request to the Field
Office Director (FOD) of Detention and Removal Operations, Atlanta, GA and the Special
Agent in Charge Atlanta, GA. Local representatives from these two divisions will be in
contact with you soon to conduct a pre liminary assessment and determine whether the 287(g)
program is the appropriate application to address your local law enforcement challenges.

The local ICE point of contact regard ing the 287(g) program is ~ QXf'-l~(bX7.)(d Assistant Field
Office Director who can be reached at 404-331- 2.l.{illQ)17 c

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