What is going on with the 287 (g)? At a recent town hall meeting Sheriff Tim Gobble of Bradley County, TN said the 287 was discontinued. This was surprising as city after city has been applying and many have been approved. Even the Sheriff's press man repeated this statement.

Individuals in Bradley County have believed that Sheriff Gobble had applied for the 287 (g) around January. Now with the long line of those law enforcement agencies who have acted and are now waiting to hear from ICE or receive the training, the problem will only worsen of illegal alien crime in Bradley County and many will be left victim to the flood of illegal aliens and their criminal activities. Illegal aliens fill the jail and are released to commit further crimes. The revolving door in Cleveland, TN and Bradley County will still turn.

What does it say when you hear a Sheriff say the program is ended/discontinued and yet you view the website of ICE with a memo dated Aug 21,2007 and you see the 287 (g) still listed along with other programs. I think it is all part of the do nothing or very little Government under President Bush toward illegal immigration and the Sheriff hoping citizens will turn a blind eye.

Sheriff Tim Gobble has sued Bradley County for over 4 million dollars for law enforcement funding which he says would include salaries for two agents. He has already received an increase in funding, but he is asking for additional funds. Bradley County Commissioners say he could use one or two of his agents to do the 287 (g) training, but he says he must have additional officers and dollars. The gauntlet has been thrown down and the Sheriff is putting the County's protection against illegal aliens on hold till he and the County fight things out in court.

Sheriff Gobble was asked if it would take a murder for him to do something. He later became frustrated and said he would apply tomorrow but it appears he did not apply given his answers at Thursday evening's town hall meeting.

Sheriff Gobble made the big open borders speech of us living in a global community and then began the Statue of Liberty, give me your tired, etc. speech. Crime and increased DUIs and gang presence and recruitment from illegal aliens occurring in Cleveland,TN and Bradley County should be reason enough for the Sheriff to address this issue.

Gangs are spreading and recruitment as young as 11 years old is occurring one teacher said at the town hall meeting with Sheriff Gobble. This was in response to his down playing of the gang presence. There was another gang awareness meeting with law enforcement that informed teachers, parents and others of the gang presence of MS 13, which had burned a body in a nearby County as well as many other gangs. The burned body murder by MS 13 illegal aliens began in the City of Cleveland, TN and ended with the murder a short distance from the City. The trial will begin in September.

Should Sheriff Gobble, Police Chief Wes Snyder, Mayor Tom Rowland, Mayor Gary Davis, and City and County officials be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens? Congressman Tom Tancredo has called on families of the murder victims in Newark, New Jersey to sue the City.

Sheriff Gobble talks of his need to police the County and yet he appears to ignore the very tool that would benefit the County and protect the citizens' safety greatly from illegal aliens and their crimes, gangs, drugs, DUIs and other criminal acts.

To listen to audio of townhall meeting:

http://idisk.mac.com/perk/Public/bcso/W ... -23-07.wma

http://www.bradleysheriff.com/content/view/215/84/