What successes have 287(g) Delegation of Authority officers had?
ICE has established 22 Memorandum of Agreement’s and has trained 349 law enforcement officers under the 287(g) program. These trained officers have arrested approximately 20,000 individuals under the 287(g) Delegation of Authority program. From January 19, 2007, thru March 18, 2007, Orange County , California , detention officers trained in 287(g) conducted approximately 1,508 interviews that resulted in 1,004 immigration detainers, Approximately 659 were for felony charges and approximately 345 were for misdemeanors. 71 of those detentions were affiliated with street gangs. In November 2005, the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) began processing alien inmates at their Intake Center as part of the 287(g) program. ADC estimates Arizona taxpayers have saved $9 million by accelerating ICE’s removal of eligible state inmates.
