Two Years Of 287(g)

By Kleinheider Posted on April 16, 2009 at 9:04 am

The Davidson County Sheriff has released a report on the result and progress of Nashville’s adoption of a federal program to identify and remove criminal illegal aliens from our city. From the report’s conclusion:

Partnering with the federal government has been the right move for Davidson County:

• 46 percent decline in percentage of illegal aliens committing crimes;
• 31 percent decline in the percentage of foreign born arrested – showing no
  indication of profiling by arresting agencies;
• 70 gang members removed from Davidson County
• 5,300 illegal aliens set for removal have more than 20,000 current and
  previous charges;
• 75 percent of vehicular homicides since inception of 287(g) would have been
  prevented if misdemeanor offenders were removed previously;
• 40 percent have been arrested previously;

Sheriff Daron Hall agrees that more should be done at the federal level such as enforcing the border. Additionally, he believes 287(g) is a public safety tool - not a solution to this country’s illegal immigration problem. Hall also supports recommendations made by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, that the program needs more oversight and consistency across the board. In addition, he believes transparency is a necessary function for a program such as 287(g).

Over the past two years, there have been challenges; however, the DCSO has handled the implementation of 287(g) effectively and professionally and strives to operate a model program.

See the whole report here.

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