What is MOA and ICE's 287(g) Program?
ICE’s 287(g) Program, The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, added Section 287(g) to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) — authorizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to delegate to state and local law enforcement officers the authority to perform specified immigration officer functions under the agency’s direction and oversight. The 287(g) Program enhances the safety and security of our nation’s communities by allowing ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) to partner with state and local law enforcement agencies to identify and remove incarcerated criminal noncitizens before they are released into the community. If interested in becoming a law enforcement partner under the 287(g) Program, state and local law enforcement agencies may contact ICE at ERO287g@ice.dhs.gov.
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*ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: THESE 21 FLORIDA SHERIFFS ARE PRESENTLY NOT ENFORCING THIS LAW: Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Escambia, Gadsden, Gilcrest, Gulf, Glades, Hardee, Hillsborough, Jackson, Lee, Miami-Dade, Okaloosa, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Saint Lucie, Union, Volusia, Washington. *As of April 2024
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- Illegal immigration helps create dangerous sanctuary cities.
- Some illegal aliens are domestic terrorists.
- Illegal immigration is a threat to public safety and those we trust to serve and protect us from it.
- Illegal immigration is a fiscal burden on all USA taxpayers.
- Enforcing illegal immigration laws is cost effective.
- Illegal immigration is creating an increase in the access to illegal drugs and all the crimes associated with it.
- Illegal immigration increases the crimes associated with human and sex trafficking.
- Florida is becoming an easy alternative over Mexican border for illegal migrants.
- Democrats are sending illegal immigrants to Republican Congression
CONTACT YOUR SHERIFF AND TELL HIM TO SIGN AND SUPPORT THE ICE SECTION 287(g) MEMORANDUM
- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE DOMESTIC TERRORISTS?
- On 9/11, Ron DeSantis says Mexican border could be the next terror threat - FP, Sept 11, 2023
- The Governor says the 2001 terror attacks were 'in part an immigration issue.'
- Gov. Ron DeSantis is in New York to commemorate the Sept. 11 attacks, but he’s also expressing worries about the source of future terror.
- “I think that there is a good bet that somebody that’s come across that (Southern) border will commit an act of terrorism,” he told the Washington Examiner.
- The Governor added that “9/11 was in part an immigration issue” since a “lot of these guys should not have been in the country — had overstayed visas and whatnot.”
- DeSantis has made similar points in recent weeks.
- During a Never Back Down “meet-and-greet” event in August, DeSantis suggested it’s only a matter of time before an illegal border crosser commits an act of terrorism domestically.
- “Millions and millions of people coming illegally and understand there’s people coming from China, there’s people coming from the Middle East, there’s people coming from all across the world (to get a) free pass into our country,” DeSantis said.
- “You are going to see at some point in our future … a terrorist attack that emanated from somebody that came across that Southern border. I mean, I hope that doesn’t happen, but I would absolutely bet that that would happen,” the Governor added in Algona, Iowa.
- https://floridapolitics.com/archives/633766-on-9-11-ron-desantis-says-mexican-border-could-be-the-next-terror-threat/
- ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THOSE WE TRUST TO SERVE AND PROTECT US.
- Illegal Immigrant Charged With Murder of Florida Officer - ET, May 23, 2023
https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/illegal-immigrant-charged-with-killing-florida-officer_5296621.html?utm_source=andshare - THE FISCAL BURDEN OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ON UNITED STATES TAXPAYERS -
- The Fiscal Burden Of Illegal Immigration On United States Taxpayers | 2023 Cost Study- FU, Mar 8, 2023
- At the start of 2023, the net cost of illegal immigration for the United States – at the federal, state, and local levels – was at least $150.7 billion.
- FAIR arrived at this number by subtracting the tax revenue paid by illegal aliens – just under $32 billion – from the gross negative economic impact of illegal immigration, $182 billion.
- In 2017, the estimated net cost of illegal migration was approximately $116 billion. In just 5 years, the cost to Americans has increased by nearly $35 billion.
- Illegal immigration costs each American taxpayer $1,156 per year ($957 after factoring in taxes paid by illegal aliens).
- Each illegal alien or U.S.-born child of illegal aliens costs the U.S. $8,776 annually.
- https://www.fairus.org/issue/publications-resources/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-united-states-taxpayers-2023?fbclid=IwAR3d9Wk7whnQrQQZQ5LPawH8L__nctG27Xp45dN4ZSE3CR_XvRwuxLiCtFc
- Enforcing Immigration Law Is Cost Effective - Center for immigration studies, Oct 28, 2018
- Each illegal alien costs nearly $70,000 during their lifetime.
- In a prior analysis, we estimated that the average net fiscal cost (taxes paid minus services used) of an illegal immigrant was $65,292 during their lifetime — excluding their U.S.-born children. This came to $65.3 billion per million illegal immigrants. The figures were expressed in 2016 dollars. Adjusted to 2018 dollars, it would be $69,570 per illegal immigrant, or $69.6 billion per million illegal immigrants.
- https://cis.org/Camarota/Enforcing-Immigration-Law-Cost-Effective
- PCSO LARGEST DRUG ARREST IS FROM HILLSBOROUGH'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
- Three arrested and $2,500,000 of fentanyl seized in multi-agency bust - Oct 31, 2023
- A multi-agency sting resulted in the arrests of 3 men living in Hillsborough County, two of which were in the United States illegally, and the seizure of 10 kilograms of fentanyl, with a street value of about $2,500,000, reported the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in a mid-day media release, Tuesday.
- The three men were all from Mexico, the PCSO reports, and have been charged with trafficking in fentanyl.
- “Ten kilograms is enough Fentanyl to kill 5 million people if taken in overdose amounts,” said Sheriff Grady Judd.
- https://www.midfloridanewspapers.com/polk_news_sun/three-arrested-and-2-500-000-of-fentanyl-seized-in-multi-agency-bust/article_44908bee-7811-11ee-9888-bf0d445ff993.html
- HUMAN AND SEX TRAFFICKING
- How has the underbelly of child sex trafficking remained hidden for so long? Watch "Light in the Darkness," as Tim Ballard uncovers the truth from his experiences as a Homeland Security agent.
- https://fb.watch/n87lkWv29g/?mibextid=Nif5oz
- FLORIDA BECOMING EASY ALTERNATIVE OVER MEXICAN BORDER FOR ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
- Florida Becoming Easy Alternative Over Mexican Border For Illegal Migrants -
- While there's increased attention on securing the southern border with Mexico, Florida’s coastal border is wide open and that open border is under siege.
- CBS12 News Investigates found with heightened security at our southern border, there's an anticipated increase in people trying to enter the U.S. illegally through Florida.
- We have learned Border Patrol is requesting more funding for Florida and Customs and Border Protection is looking at how to train more agents for air surveillance that would spot migrants and mules before they reach our shores.
- Ruth said even with what is now billions of dollars being spent to secure Florida’s border, it is not enough.
- Our research found, there are only 130 border agents patrolling the 1,200 miles of Florida’s coast. Compare that to a 1200-mile distance on our southern border, there are 11,000 border agents patrolling the same distance.
- Fewer resources make it harder for Border Patrol agents to stop migrants from sneaking across Florida’s border and makes the sunshine state a much more attractive option than the Mexican border.
- https://cbs12.com/news/cbs12-news-i-team/florida-becoming-easy-alternative-over-mexican-border-for-illegal-migrants
- DEMOCRATS ARE SENDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN A NATIONWIDE CLANDESTINE PLOY TO FURTHER UNDERMINE ELECTION INTEGRITY.
- 71 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Sent to ‘Republican Congressional Districts’: Study | Facts Matter -
- According to a deep dive investigation, there is a massive network of different organizations, NGOs, and religious centers that take illegal immigrants from the U.S. southern border and transport them to the interior of the United States—with the vast majority of these illegal immigrants winding up in Republican congressional districts.
https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/shocking-71-of-illegal-aliens-sent-to-republican-congressional-districts-by-ngos-facts-matter_5362725.html?utm_source=andshare - 22 SHERIFFS ARE PRESENTLY ENFORCING FLORIDA'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION LAWS.
- Governor Ron DeSantis announces nationwide coalition of Sheriffs fighting back against the Biden Border Crisis -
- While we have been urging the federal government to step up their efforts to secure our border, or at the very least help us deal with the impacts of the border crisis, these pleas have fallen on the deaf ears of an administration that is purposefully unwilling to enforce our nation’s immigration laws.
- The undersigned Sheriffs join together to partner with Governor DeSantis and the state of Florida to preserve the safety and well-being of the citizens we serve.
- We call on other law enforcement agencies to do the same.
- https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3067748939070-governor-ron-desantis-announces-nationwide-coalition-of-sheriffs-fighting-back-against-the-biden-border-crisis?_f=app_share&s=a7&share_destination_id=MTM2NDAyMTUwLTE2ODk3MzE3MDQ2MjE%3D&pd=09EKQgVB&hl=en_US&send_time=1689731704&actBtn=floatShareButton&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2223.2.0%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D
- https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g
- ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: 22 SHERIFFS ARE NOT ENFORCING ALL THE LAWS -
- Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Gadsden, Gilcrest, Gulf, Glades, Hillsborough, Jackson, Lee, Miami-Dade, Okaloosa, Orange, Palm beach, Pasco, St Lucie, Union, Volusia, Washington.
- Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287(g) Immigration and Nationality Act
RESOLUTION FOR (your county's name) SHERIFF TO SIGN AND SUPPORT THIS ICE SECTION 287(g) MOA
Resolution to both Governor Ron DeSantis and (your county's name) Sheriff (your sheriff's name) to have the later (your sheriff's name) to both sign and fully support the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce Section 287(g) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
Whereas, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 added Section 287(g) to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) — authorizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to delegate to state and local law enforcement officers the authority to perform specified immigration officer functions under the agency’s direction and oversight.
Whereas, the 287(g) Program enhances the safety and security of our nation’s communities by allowing ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) to partner with state and local law enforcement agencies to identify and remove incarcerated criminal noncitizens who are amenable to removal from the U.S. before they are released into the community.
Whereas, ICE recognizes the importance of its relationships with its law enforcement partners to carry out its critical mission.
Whereas, the 287(g) program allows ICE — through the delegation of specified immigration officer duties — to enhance collaboration with state and local law enforcement partners to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of noncitizens who undermine the safety of our nation’s communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws.
Whereas, the state of Florida is a border state in the geographical shape of a peninsula surrounded on three sides of intercoastal waterways: on the West coast the Gulf of Mexico, on the East Coast the Atlantic Ocean, and to the South coast by the South Caribbean Sea.
Whereas, Governor Ron DeSantis is the Governor of Florida announced a newly still forming coalition that to date consists of more than 90 sheriffs from across America who are united in the struggle to keep our communities safe from the ravages of our collapsed southern border. Whereas, so far, more than 45 other sheriffs signed said agreement.