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Council approves MOA for police participation in 287(g) training program
Summary
City of Perry approved a memorandum of agreement allowing designated police personnel to participate in the 287(g) program training and paperwork processing; staff said participation enables faster processing of immigration-related paperwork in certain circumstances.
The City of Perry City Council voted to approve a memorandum of agreement with Homeland Security enabling selected police personnel to participate in the 287(g) program.
A council member described the program as providing training for designated officers and allowing trained staff to process certain paperwork related to persons encountered during ordinary police work. The chief of police and council members emphasized the agreement would not automatically apply to all officers; participation is by designation and consistent with department policy.
A council member asked the police chief and Jamie Cruz (who was named in the record) to reflect support for participation in the minutes. Council members voted in favor of approving the MOA.
