Local Law Enforcement
The effects of illegal immigration on local law enforcement is relevant to contemporary law enforcement because until the federal government takes actions to correct the issue and provide appropriate assistance, the state and local agencies will be forced to provide local solutions to a national problem. This approach will create a piecemeal system of enforcement by local jurisdictions within the state, with no hope of uniformity. All state and local law enforcement agencies and their officials stand to benefit from the results of this research because little has been done to address the problem of illegal immigration for those agencies. At the very least, this research will shed light on the need for the current bilingual officers to be utilized
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These agents are located in numerous field offices and are responsible for enforcing immigration and custom laws. Another ICE subdivision, the Office of Detention and Removal Operations (DRO), is responsible for detaining, processing, and removing aliens illegally found in the United States. According to the GAO report in 2004, “The DRO has 21 field offices throughout the United States and operates eight secure detention facilities known as service processing centers and augments these centers with seven contract detention facilities” (p. …show more content…
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In the final two questions of the survey instrument, which was included as a result of the research process, two questions were asked. The respondents were questioned about their knowledge or awareness of a federal government program in which state and local agencies can enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security to enforce federal immigration laws after they received appropriate training. Over half, 56.3%, of the respondents were not aware of the training or agreement; just over a third, 33.3% were aware, and 10.3% were unsure or did not know.
The final question to the respondents gauged their agencies belief that the ability to enforce or protect state laws has been affected by illegal immigration. The results were relatively divided between no (39.6%), yes (37.5%), and unknown (22.9%).
DISCUSSIONS/CONCLUSIONS
The problem or issue examined by the researcher considered whether or not state and local law enforcement agencies take into account the associated
These agents are located in numerous field offices and are responsible for enforcing immigration and custom laws. Another ICE subdivision, the Office of Detention and Removal Operations (DRO), is responsible for detaining, processing, and removing aliens illegally found in the United States. According to the GAO report in 2004, “The DRO has 21 field offices throughout the United States and operates eight secure detention facilities known as service processing centers and augments these centers with seven contract detention facilities” (p. …show more content…
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In the final two questions of the survey instrument, which was included as a result of the research process, two questions were asked. The respondents were questioned about their knowledge or awareness of a federal government program in which state and local agencies can enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security to enforce federal immigration laws after they received appropriate training. Over half, 56.3%, of the respondents were not aware of the training or agreement; just over a third, 33.3% were aware, and 10.3% were unsure or did not know.
The final question to the respondents gauged their agencies belief that the ability to enforce or protect state laws has been affected by illegal immigration. The results were relatively divided between no (39.6%), yes (37.5%), and unknown (22.9%).
DISCUSSIONS/CONCLUSIONS
The problem or issue examined by the researcher considered whether or not state and local law enforcement agencies take into account the associated