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Friday, April 20, 2007

Feds aid Gilbert PD on immigration issues

Dianna M. Náñez
The Arizona Republic
Apr. 20, 2007 11:26 AM

Last month, federal immigration officials told The Arizona Republic they instituted a policy in September to ensure ICE would respond to every call from local police departments asking them to pick up undocumented immigrants involved in criminal activity. The policy was instituted after the departments complained about ICE's poor response.

Alonzo Peña, special agent in charge of ICE for Arizona, said that since launching the effort, ICE has maintained a 100 percent response rate.

Peña praises partnerships with Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Phoenix Police Department to target immigration control. The Sheriff's Office will join fewer than 10 law enforcement agencies across the country that have similar agreements to receive ICE training to combat illegal immigration.

A less formal partnership between ICE and Phoenix to curb criminal activity related to illegal immigration is a first for the city.

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