| Washington, DC -- Congressman David Davis has been joined by Rep. Christopher Carney (D-PA) as an original sponsor of H.R. 2086 which is new bipartisan legislation that will allow existing resources to fund training of state and local law enforcement to deal with illegal immigration.
“We must prepare our local and state law enforcement to control illegal immigrants,” Congressman David Davis said. “Law enforcement officers are seeing this issue day after day. The Federal Government needs to provide training on what to do when illegal aliens break another law.
“A great concern I have encountered all over the First District from law enforcement is what is done when an illegal alien is apprehended breaking the law,” Congressman Davis said. “This legislation allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reimburse state and local law enforcement agencies that participate in the voluntary 287 (g) program for the costs of sending personnel to training, including backfill costs.
Local law enforcement agents do not engage in “sweeps” or “raids” of immigrant communities under this authority; rather, they simply ensure that when they encounter, in the normal course of carrying out their duties or in a correctional setting, individuals that may be illegally in the country, they contact ICE and the 24/7 Law enforcement Support Center to determine whether the alien should be detained and transferred into Federal custody.
“We have a great opportunity to enhance the capacity of law enforcements ability to begin to curtail the rampant problem of illegal immigration,” Congressman Davis said.
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