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01-20-2009, 08:14 PM #1
Sheriff to keep immigration training program for deputies
Sheriff to keep immigration training program for deputies
By SUSAN CARROLL
Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
Jan. 20, 2009, 3:59PM
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Print Email Del.icio.usDiggTechnoratiYahoo! BuzzHarris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said he plans to continue a controversial federal program that allows jailers with specialized training to assist federal immigration agents in screening inmates at local jails.
Prior to taking office earlier this month, Garcia said he planned to evaluate the department’s participation in the controversial 287 (g) program embraced by his predecessor, former Sheriff Tommy Thomas. Thomas sent nine deputies to a federal law enforcement academy in South Carolina in August for specialized immigration training that allows them to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents identify and detain suspected illegal immigrants in the county’s jails.
The decision to keep 287 (g) marks one of the first significant moves by the new sheriff. Garcia said he met with ICE officials in Houston and ultimately determined that the program “does have a purpose in a contained environment.â€
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01-20-2009, 08:20 PM #2
Immigration, immigration, and immigration....what a mess...America will be tested again, again, and again....
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