WillIAMSON COUI</TI' SHERIFF'S OFFICE

JEFF LoNG, SHERIFF

408 CENrUII.Y COU k T
FR ANK l iN, TF.N NUH: t: 37064
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DEC 17 2OQ8
December 3, 2008

Mrs. Julie Myers

Assistant Secretary
US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
425 I Street N. W., Room 7100
Washington, D.C. 20536

Subject: ICE ACCESS - 287(g) Program

Dear Mrs. Myers:

Pursuant to the captioned program, I would like to fonnally request Williamson County
Sheriff's Office's participation. After the appropriate training of our deputies by your
officers, \Ve wo~ldlik~ to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that would
peonit our trained deputies to perfonn imm~ration law enforcement functions. Having
passed our ICE inspection on September 23 & 24"', I believe we can successfully
perfonn these function s under the supervision of your officers.

Hyou have any questions or need me to clarify or submit additional infonnation. please
don't hesitate to contact me.

Best R ards,

§II~9ifJe.fT ong
illiamson County, Tennessee
 Office alSlall' and Loca! Coordinalion

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

SOO 12th Stn:cL SW
Washington. DC 20536

u.s. Immigration
and Customs
Enforcement
Jeff Long
Sheriff
Williamson County
408 Century Court JAN 1 2 2009
Franklin, Tennessee 37064

Dear Sheriff Long:

Thank you for your letter expressing interest in the 287(g) Delegation of Authority program
offered by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (lCE), within the Department of
Homeland Security.

As the largest investigative agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE is
charged with protecting national security and ensuri ng public safety through the aggressive
enforcement of federal immigration and customs laws across the more than 3.5 million square
miles that make up our great nation. ICE recognizes, however, that we share the responsibility
of ensuring public safety with over 775,000 state and local law enforcement officers. One way
ICE addresses this joint goal is by building partnerships with state and local law enforcement
agencies (LEAs). To faci litate these partnerships and work more closely with our state and local
counterparts, in 2007 ICE launched the comprehensive Agreements of Cooperation in
Communities to Enhance Safety and Security (ACCESS) program.

ICE ACCESS serves to provide state and local LEAs like yours an opportunity to partner with
ICE to specifically combat the immigration and customs enforcement challenges of their
communities. To accomplish this, rCE ACCESS offers an umbrella of services and programs to
assist local LEAs with interior enforcement issues. The 287(g) program that your letter
referenced is only one such component. Other programs that fall within the purview of ICE
ACCESS include: the Customs Cross-Designation (Title 19), Document and Benefit Fraud Task
Forces, the Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC), Operation Community Shield, the
Criminal Alien Program (CAP), Fugitive Operations, and Rapid Repatriation. For more
infonnation, please find enclosed a copy of the ICE ACCESS Fact Sheet.

It is through strategic discussions and efforts such as these that strong partnerships between state
and local law enforcement agencies and ICE can be developed. Combining Federal, state. and
local resources has proven successful in safeguarding the public. I have requested that the local
ICE ACCESS liaisons coordinate with you to determine which ICE ACCESS programs will best
meet our joint needs. The first step in identifying which programs best suit your c~~~mlu!,~1'.'·~
needs will be to complete the "Needs Assessment Tool" that will be sent by your ICE
liaison. The local.' of contact for ICE ACCESS are: in the Officee ,~o~flll~:i~~~~l
Ibll-.n'(50'\1Wi ' and in the Office of Detention and Removal a
at (3 1 8)9~ x ifhank you again for your interest in ICE.

Sincerely,.

~ ' lj
Willi~ley
Acting Executive Director
Office of State and Local Coordination

Encl osure
www.ice.gov