December 14, 2007 - 2:14AM
Mesa police could join immigration war
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Jason Massad, Tribune
Mesa will pursue an effort to cross-train police officers in its jails to flag and help deport illegal immigrants arrested for criminal offenses.

In a symbolic move, the City Council agreed Thursday to send a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, asking when Mesa officers could be trained to act as immigration officers.

“The inability of Congress to enact meaningful immigration reform has left cities like Mesa with no alternative but to seek local solutions,â€