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Montgomery County police outline outreach, say department does not participate in federal 287(g) program
Summary
Montgomery County Police presented outreach efforts to immigrant communities, described school and jail interactions with federal immigration authorities, and detailed community education programs and demand for services.
Montgomery County Police officers told the Advisory Commission on Policing on March 3 that the county has not joined the federal 287(g) program and is keeping immigration enforcement at the federal level while expanding community outreach to immigrant residents.
Captain Jordan Satinsky, the department’s outgoing ex‑officio member to the commission, said the police department “has never participated” in 287(g) deputization and that most immigration matters are administrative and handled by federal authorities. He added that the county Department of Corrections may notify federal immigration authorities in some cases involving serious crimes. “If it turns out...it's administrative only, they're gonna be turned away at the door and there's nothing they can do,” Satinsky said,…
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