Arapahoe County Sheriff s Office

1. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office - 2008 Arapahoe County Sheriff�s Office Procedures for Determining Immigration Status of Foreign Born Arrestees

2. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office - 2008 Identification of Foreign Born Arrestees Suspected individual is identified by Patrol Deputies / Officers during initial stop / contact / arrest. Transfer from other agency / facility. Review of booking reports and criminal histories (NCIC/CCIC � National / Colorado Crime Information Centers). AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) response. Prior arrest / contact � internal records search. Self admission.

3. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office - 2008 IAQ (Immigration Alien Query)There are several factors that determine whether an IAQ is requested. If an arrestee states that they were born anywhere outside the United States or its Territories. On the criminal history run through NCIC/CCIC at the time of book-in, there is an indication that the individual has a history of being born in a foreign country or if there is a conflict in the place of birth (i.e. USA and Australia). If the arrestee has no positive identification an AFIS check is completed to confirm identification. While completing an inventory of their personal property, indication / identification is discovered creating suspicion of foreign born status. (i.e. Resident Alien Card, Foreign Driver�s License, etc.) Staff member recognizes the individual as having been previously arrested under another identity � confirmed with in-house records search / booking photo comparison. Arrestee initially identifies themselves by name and then signs another name or admits to providing false information about their identity.

4. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office - 2008 IAQ (Immigration Alien Query)Additional circumstances to consider The arrestee is an adult, has no positive identification and the reported name / DOB / SSN does not produce any type of verifiable history (Prompting an AFIS check and possible IAQ). The arrestees accent / dialect is not typically found in the United States. The arrestee appears nervous or hesitates when asked to provide demographic information relating to their citizenship status / place of birth.

5. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office - 2008 IAQ (Immigration Alien Query)If an IAQ is sent: The IAQ is sent via CCIC through NLETS (National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System) to LESC (Law Enforcement Support Center) in Vermont. If there is no response, the IAQ is resubmitted. If there is no response a second time, an ASI Form (Alien Status Inquiry) is completed and faxed to the local ICE Office (Immigration & Customs Enforcement). If the arrestee is bonding, the internal Arapahoe County Sheriff�s Office directive is to wait for IAQ response up to 12 hours for Misdemeanor charges and 24 hours for Felony charges before releasing the individual on bond. Numerous attempts are made in order to establish citizenship within the 12 � 24 hour time period.

6. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office - 2008 ASI (Alien Status Inquiry) ASI Form is provided by ICE. The form is completed and faxed with any IAQ response to the local ICE Office. ICE will generally contact ACSO by telephone and request to speak with the arrestee. ICE will then speak with ACSO staff and relay a verbal Detainer / No Detainer and then fax a written verification of the verbal directive. If there is no response to an ASI request within 2-3 hours, the local ICE Office is generally contacted by telephone to ascertain the status of the request.

7. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office - 2008 ACSO Immigration Flow-Chart

8. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office - 2008 Identified Problems / Concerns What to do if ICE neither confirms / declines a detainer? Increased time to process / monitor the status of IAQ�s / ASI�s. Delay of releases / bonds. Cost of arrestees being detained for ICE (medical, food, housing). Agency specific issues (i.e. Changes in Policy & Procedure, Changes in computer software, development of reports to monitor issue, staff training).