Thread: The Obama Administration’s 287(g): An Analysis of the New

This is an exceptional article, educate yourself on just what congress meant for the 287g program to accomplish and how the Obama administration and Janet Napolitano have taken it upon themselves to change the laws written by congress to suit their agenda.....they arrogantly over step their bounds again and refuse to follow through with the promises made to Americans in "1986" and "1996", and yet they have the nerve to ask for another amnesty after 23 years of almost NO law enforcement and more broken promises......believe them again, I think not!!!

The Obama Administration’s 287(g): An Analysis of the New MOA

By Jon Feere
October 2009
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Jon Feere is the Legal Policy Analyst at the Center for Immigration Studies.
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The Obama administration may have begun to undermine one of the most successful immigration enforcement programs in the country. Known as 287(g), the program allows trained state and local law enforcement officials to assist federal immigration agencies in carrying out immigration enforcement. Since the beginning of 2006, state and local law enforcement officials have identified over 120,000 illegal aliens for removal. As of this writing, 77 jurisdictions in 25 states have signed on to the program.

But it seems the program is working too well. According to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), two authors of the 287(g) program, the Department of Homeland Security has made changes to the program that may slow the program’s growth and endanger community safety by providing a free pass to many illegal aliens in the country. A revised Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) template has been issued by DHS and all current and future participants in the 287(g) program will have to sign it despite the fact that it advances legal inaccuracies, affirmatively makes some illegal aliens a low priority, suggests a distrust of local law enforcement, and arguably embraces a pre-9/11 mentality. A number of local 287(g) agencies are trying to negotiate modifications to the new DHS template agreement, but it remains unclear to what extent they will be successful.

The following is an analysis of some of the potentially problematic changes. A number of earlier MOAs are available online, and the new MOA is available on our website.

"New 287(g) MOA Language Misinterprets Statutory Law. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is contradicting statutory law and congressional intent by redefining and narrowing the scope of 287(g), and by claiming it is designed to only support local law enforcement’s identification of “dangerous criminal aliens.â€

Just what do we need congress for if the President can re write the laws to suit himself?

Originally Posted by SOSADFORUS

Just what do we need congress for if the President can re write the laws to suit himself?

What other bills do they have in mind that will throw Americans in jailing for not going along? A "Welcome Our New Foreign Masters" Bill?

It looks to me like they are trying to weaken the 287(g) program to the point where it's ineffective, then according to their new rules where on only an accusation they can take the entire program away from an entire law enforcement agency without evidence, tells me they are trying to kill this program completely.

This idiocy by this administration needs to be stopped!

Also posted earlier at:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-173783-feere.html
available in pdf version at source

Thanks Texas2step for the link, I got in a hurry as had to go to an appointment, should have taken the time to do a search....thanks for posting the article!!

Locking this duplicate post, please refer to earlier post at provided link.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-173783-feere.html

I hope everyone takes the time to read this article, it is long but worth the education, and will help you when arguing with idiots, knowledge of the law will make us not so gullible when they try to pull this crap on us.

We all need to write or call our Representatives and demand they enforce our laws!