Thursday, September 29, 2005
ICE "TO BUSY" to train police for local enforcement
CASA [Citizen Activists for a Secure America] is quoted in the newspaper article below in which the Riverside County Sheriff is pursuing an agreement with ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to get training to ID illegal alien inmates. CASA's original request to the Sheriff's Dept. (and their response) follows the article.
The identified criminal illegal aliens would be turned over to ICE for deportation proceedings when their sentences are completed . These criminal illegal aliens are presently released back into our community upon completion of their sentence. This is a safety and security issue.
Can you guess what ICE told the Sheriff? ICE said they were too busy and couldn't provide training for up to a year. Once again ICE/DHS/the Administration puts the kibosh on local attempts to enforce our immigration laws. This is a travesty.
Be an activist, call ICE and demand they train the Sheriff's Dept. in a timely manner. Call (562) 624-3800 (LA area office) and ask for the Special Agent in Charge of the LESC (Law Enforcement Support Center).
Arne Chandler
CASA - Citizen Activists for a Secure America
PO Box 164, Temecula, CA 92593
E-mail: casa1usa@yahoo.com
CASA is committed to Secure Borders and Legal Immigration
Remember - National Security begins with Border Security
Proud Participant - Original Minuteman Project-Arizona-April 2005
Sheriff wants jailers trained
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Bob Doyle thinks they should be able to identify illegal immigrant inmates.
11:34 PM PDT on Tuesday, September 27, 2005
By SHARON McNARY / The Press-Enterprise
Riverside County Sheriff Bob Doyle wants to follow San Bernardino County's plan to train jailers to identify inmates who are illegal immigrants, but the required federal training won't be available for at least one year, he said Tuesday.
Doyle said immigration authorities did not have enough agents to interview jail inmates and identify those who are deportable. Also, agents are seldom available to pick up potential deportees when they finish their jail terms, he said. Local deputies are permitted to do such work only if they have federal training in immigration law enforcement.
"It is a little bit frustrating in that locals are having to take on more and more responsibility, whether it's this or homeland security," Doyle said. "None of us want those guys walking out the door and staying here if they don't belong here legally."
The U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement staffs about 20 jails in the Inland area, but not around-the-clock, said Gary Pinkava, assistant special agent in charge of ICE investigations in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
ICE agents had interviewed 900 to 1,000 Riverside County inmates and determined that 500 to 600 of them should be detained for deportation proceedings in the past two years, he said.
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors had only begun talks that might lead to an agreement with ICE to train officers, so Pinkava could not say when training could be accomplished. But he estimated it could take six months to a year, depending on how many other departments were in line for training ahead of Riverside County.
The Los Angeles and San Bernardino county sheriff's departments are next in line for the five-week training courses.
Temecula retiree Arne Chandler, head of an anti-illegal-immigration group called Citizen Activists for a Secure America, had urged Doyle to follow San Bernardino County's lead. He said ICE and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, were hindering local efforts to improve public safety.
"We've got a trend of sheriff's departments and county supervisors approving this to alleviate their situations, and ICE and DHS are putting the kibosh on it," Chandler said. "It really is a travesty."
Doyle ruled out using street officers to check the immigration status of people who are not under arrest, saying such a policy could undermine the trust of residents in law enforcement.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/southwest/stories/PE_News_Local_P_jail28.12120be3.html
Our Original RequestDear Sheriff Doyle, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize the Sheriff's Department to screen their county inmate population for illegal aliens and turn them over to BP/ICE when their sentences are completed (according to the article below). We understand this arrangement is similar to the MOU's (memorandum of understanding) that the Los Angeles and Orange County Sheriff Departments have entered into with BP/ICE. Hopefully this will reduce the number of criminal aliens returned to our streets. Of course we must also demand secure borders so they (if deported) don't just walk back into California. We want our Riverside County Sheriff's department to enter into a similar agreement. Are you currently proposing such an agreement to our Board of Supervisors? Please advise us of the status of this very important issue that affects the safety and security of all Riverside County residents. Arne & Sharrie Chandler Temecula E-mail: casa1usa@yahoo.com
Response from Riverside County Sheriff's Dept.
Discussions have taken place with ICE regarding the implementation of the program in our county. I do plan to go to the board to seek addition people to do this job. Unfortunetly ICE has advised us they will not be able to give us the mandatory training that is needed for a year. I totally agree with you and will continue to work on it. Thank you for taking the time to write.
The identified criminal illegal aliens would be turned over to ICE for deportation proceedings when their sentences are completed . These criminal illegal aliens are presently released back into our community upon completion of their sentence. This is a safety and security issue.
Can you guess what ICE told the Sheriff? ICE said they were too busy and couldn't provide training for up to a year. Once again ICE/DHS/the Administration puts the kibosh on local attempts to enforce our immigration laws. This is a travesty.
Be an activist, call ICE and demand they train the Sheriff's Dept. in a timely manner. Call (562) 624-3800 (LA area office) and ask for the Special Agent in Charge of the LESC (Law Enforcement Support Center).
Arne Chandler
CASA - Citizen Activists for a Secure America
PO Box 164, Temecula, CA 92593
E-mail: casa1usa@yahoo.com
CASA is committed to Secure Borders and Legal Immigration
Remember - National Security begins with Border Security
Proud Participant - Original Minuteman Project-Arizona-April 2005
Sheriff wants jailers trained
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Bob Doyle thinks they should be able to identify illegal immigrant inmates.
11:34 PM PDT on Tuesday, September 27, 2005
By SHARON McNARY / The Press-Enterprise
Riverside County Sheriff Bob Doyle wants to follow San Bernardino County's plan to train jailers to identify inmates who are illegal immigrants, but the required federal training won't be available for at least one year, he said Tuesday.
Doyle said immigration authorities did not have enough agents to interview jail inmates and identify those who are deportable. Also, agents are seldom available to pick up potential deportees when they finish their jail terms, he said. Local deputies are permitted to do such work only if they have federal training in immigration law enforcement.
"It is a little bit frustrating in that locals are having to take on more and more responsibility, whether it's this or homeland security," Doyle said. "None of us want those guys walking out the door and staying here if they don't belong here legally."
The U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement staffs about 20 jails in the Inland area, but not around-the-clock, said Gary Pinkava, assistant special agent in charge of ICE investigations in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
ICE agents had interviewed 900 to 1,000 Riverside County inmates and determined that 500 to 600 of them should be detained for deportation proceedings in the past two years, he said.
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors had only begun talks that might lead to an agreement with ICE to train officers, so Pinkava could not say when training could be accomplished. But he estimated it could take six months to a year, depending on how many other departments were in line for training ahead of Riverside County.
The Los Angeles and San Bernardino county sheriff's departments are next in line for the five-week training courses.
Temecula retiree Arne Chandler, head of an anti-illegal-immigration group called Citizen Activists for a Secure America, had urged Doyle to follow San Bernardino County's lead. He said ICE and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, were hindering local efforts to improve public safety.
"We've got a trend of sheriff's departments and county supervisors approving this to alleviate their situations, and ICE and DHS are putting the kibosh on it," Chandler said. "It really is a travesty."
Doyle ruled out using street officers to check the immigration status of people who are not under arrest, saying such a policy could undermine the trust of residents in law enforcement.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/southwest/stories/PE_News_Local_P_jail28.12120be3.html
Our Original RequestDear Sheriff Doyle, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize the Sheriff's Department to screen their county inmate population for illegal aliens and turn them over to BP/ICE when their sentences are completed (according to the article below). We understand this arrangement is similar to the MOU's (memorandum of understanding) that the Los Angeles and Orange County Sheriff Departments have entered into with BP/ICE. Hopefully this will reduce the number of criminal aliens returned to our streets. Of course we must also demand secure borders so they (if deported) don't just walk back into California. We want our Riverside County Sheriff's department to enter into a similar agreement. Are you currently proposing such an agreement to our Board of Supervisors? Please advise us of the status of this very important issue that affects the safety and security of all Riverside County residents. Arne & Sharrie Chandler Temecula E-mail: casa1usa@yahoo.com
Response from Riverside County Sheriff's Dept.
Discussions have taken place with ICE regarding the implementation of the program in our county. I do plan to go to the board to seek addition people to do this job. Unfortunetly ICE has advised us they will not be able to give us the mandatory training that is needed for a year. I totally agree with you and will continue to work on it. Thank you for taking the time to write.
