TN-Sheriff says 287(g) immigration enforcement will continue

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Sheriff says 287(g) immigration enforcement will continue
Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:59pm
By Brantley Hargrove

Sheriff Daron Hall is confident the 287(g) program will continue to be administered in Nashville, despite his contention that a revision — one which renders detainee records inaccessible absent a FOIA request — runs afoul of state law.

The 287(g) program, which was implemented in Nashville in April 2007, authorizes local law enforcement officers to enforce immigration law through a specific section of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Hall met with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week to lobby for the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office to be allowed to release inmate records.

“It says we basically want to follow public records law in Tennessee,â€

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Since the program's inception the Sheriff's Office has identified more than 6,000 illegal immigrants that have been processed for deportation.

Hall has said it has been an effective tool in deterring crimes committed by illegal immigrants, noting crime in that demographic is down 46 percent.

ABOUT 2,900 of 3,000 DISTRICTS IN THE NATION ARE USING THE 287g PROGRAM.... We are so far behind will our country survive?