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I am writing to request participaU<)u in the Delegation of Aut:h.Qrity Program Ptl:l"suant to,;
281{g) of the Immigratjon and Naturalization Act. Given our ltistorieal relationship. this
is a partnership that ,,¥in enable us to bettel'serve and meet the safety needs oftbe
residents of Et Paso .

We have been in your Denver, CQlorado G}fiice. Assistant Special

Agent in been extremely helpful and with his gtlidMce we
are making the IOll,OWIng """nflr,",M proposal:
)0- My office wouldid.entify oneDeputy to work with our local ICE officials on a
full time basis. It is my intent that ICE will provide training on Immigration
related issues, including but not limited to the investigation of s'ltspected illegal
aliens. processing procedw'cs alld the Immigration court process.

)P> Once trained the assigned Deputy could then train and work with other Sheriff's
Office Deputies to nlrther. enhance the partnership between the EI Paso County
Sheriff's Office an(,i ouiRegional ICE Office. ,

OaT training facility will be available .fof'i.l"),strut;;tQrs to use comput-et training aides,
video. as well as, conventional material used iltjnstruction. This facility is regularly used
to provide training and has space for more than 50 students in the main classroom.
This progrrun will allo'.N us to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding that'wiH help
b!ing about bett~r service to the citizens cnil "Paso County by expanding the knOWledge
of my workfhrce and assisting ICE with Immigration iuvestigations and tile deportation
process. 1 look forward to your speedy endorsement of this request and movin~ fot\vard
with this program for the benefit ofitlL <

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[~Inwdting to request'parti:cipation .in the Delegation of Authori.ty Protrait{;rursuant to 287(g) of
the Imnligmtion anuNaturaJiz3tion Act. Given our historical relationship,·thls is a partnership
[h~lt wm enable IlS to better serve and meet the sarety needs otthe residents ofE! Paso County.
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"'Q." .... ieation with your Denver. Colorado Office. Assistant Special Agent in
C h i i r g e , b a s been extremely helpful and with his guidance we are making the
following program prop~lU: (9J (j JtJ ,
)f> Establishment of an ldentification Review Officer at our Criminal J\!S:ti"e Center in
Colorado Spri.ngs~ Colorado. This is our sole booking and pre-trial ~tention facility for
all of BI Pas(, County,
? Train 14 Deputy Sheriffs from our Detention Bureau and t () Deputy Sheriffs from our
Patrol Division, who have a minimum of two years experience. have p~ssed a security
background acceptable to ICE. and apPl'Opriate language skills.

y Once trained the assigned Deputies could then work with other Sheriff s Office Deputies
to further enhance the partnership between the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and our
Regiol1allCE Office.
OUT training facility will be available for instructors to use computer training <tides. video. as well
as, conventional material used in instruction. This facility is regularly used to provide. training
and has space for more than 50 students in the main classroom.

This program will allow US to en~er into a Memorandum of Understanding thatwi11 help bring
about better servlce to the citizens of EJ Paso County by expandillg the knowleqge of my
workforce and assisting ICE with Immigration investigations and the deportation process. I look
forward to your speedy endorsemel1l of this request and moving forward with this program for the
benefit of aU.

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.U.S. Immigration
and Customs
Enforcement

SEP 28 c05

Terry Maketa
Sheriff, EI Paso County Sherifrs Office
210 S. Tejon Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80902

Dear Sheriff Maketa:

This letter is to notify you that the Office of the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) has received your request for 287(g) Delegation of Authority
training for the EI Paso County Sherifrs Office, EI Paso County, Colorado.

Thank you for your interest and request for participation in the 287(g) Delegation of Authority
program. Your request is currently under review and a response forthcoming.

The local ICE point of contact will be Assistant Special Agent in Charge
(ASAC), from the Special Agent in Charge Office in Denver. will oversee
your request for 287(g) Delegation of Authority training for the EI Paso County Sheriff's
Office. may be reached at (303) 721 - .

S~'
cerci ,

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M. Kilcoyne
Deputy Assistant Director
Office of Investigations

www.ice.g.ov