Truman Building.

Room 870
MATT BLUNT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 749
Governor
Jefferson City, MO 65102·0749
Telephone: 573-75 1-4905
MARK S. JAMES FAX: 573 -75 1-5399
Director Internet Address:
hnp:llwww.dps.mo.gov
STATE OF MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
August 27, 2007

Mr. John P. Clark

Deputy Assistant Secretary
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
425 I Street NW, Room 7000
Washington, DC 20536

Dear Under Secretary C lark:

I am writing to request participation in the Delegation of Authority Program pursuant to 287 (g)
of the Immigration and Naturalization Act. Given our past relationship with ICE, thi s
partnership will enable us to better serve and meet the needs of the residents of Missouri.

in communic~tion with your office in Chicago. Assistant Special Agent in

has been very helpful and encouraging. Governor Blunt has beeiWn
Secretary Michael ehertoff, in an attempt to expedite thi s request.
ladvic:e I am proposing the following:

Train twenty troopers, four water patrolman and one capitol policeman with a
minimum of two years experience, who have passed a security background
acceptable to IC E.

Training facilities are available at our MSHP Law Enforcement Academy, where
instructors can utili ze computer training aids. videos and any other materials they may
need in instructions.

This program will allow us to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement that will enable us to
participate with ICE in identifyi ng criminal illegal aliens who pose a ri sk to the citizens of
Missouri. I look forward to your speedy endorsement of thi s req uest and moving forward with
this program for the benefit of all.

Sincerely,

J1J~t}-~
Department of Public Safety
 Office of /nvesrigalions
U.s. Department of Homeland S~urify
4251 Street. NW
Wash ington, DC 20536

u.s. Immigration
and Customs
Enforcement

Director Mark James

Missouri Department of Public Safety
P.O. Box 749
lefferson City, MO 65102

Dear Director James,

Thank you for your interest in the 287(g) delegation of immigration authority program. The
287(g) Program Management Office and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for U. S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are in receipt of your request for training for the
Missouri Department of Public Safety.

On September 10, 2007, the Program Manager for 287(g) Delegation of Authority at ICE
Headquarters forwarded your request to the Special Agent in Charge Chicago, Illinois, and the
Field Officer Director of Detention and Removal, Chicago. Local representatives from these
two divisions will be in contact with you soon to conduct a preliminary assessment and
determine whether the 287(g) program is the appropriate application to address your local law
enforcement challenges

The local ICE "u''''gthe 287(g) program is Assistant Special Agent in

Charge (ASAC) who can be reached at 630-5"M~ )(c)

i~;,~~tii.'~~'~Services Division