Nashville looks to deport criminal illegal immigrants via program - Tenessee

Posted on: September 5th, 2006
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“The 287 (g) program gives local law enforcement agencies the “training and subsequent authorization to identify, process and, when appropriate, detain immigration offenders they encounter during their regular, daily law-enforcement activity”

“After a recent spate of violent crimes allegedly committed by illegal or suspected illegal immigrants, Nashville has asked to become one of five American cities empowered to deport its own criminal illegal immigrants.

On Aug. 15, Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall ”” with the full support of Metro Chief of Police Ronal Serpas and District Attorney Torry Johnson ”” filed paperwork to take part in a little-known federal government initiative called the Delegation of Authority Program or section 287 (g) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act.”

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