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 Post subject: Frankfort P.D. gets training to deal with illegal aliens
PostPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:20 pm 
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Sheriff Beck from Allen Co. OHIO was the keynote speaker at the public forum put on by IFIRE, the Chamber of Commerce and WILO last fall. Deputy Bob Najmulski is in charge of working with ICE and is the liason for the Allen Co. Ohio Sheriff's office. He spent 2 days training the Frankfort PD about how they can work effectively with ICE without 287(g) training.

As I understand it, law enforcement officers can receive free training in recognizing fake documents from the BMV. Local law enforcement officers can also access the same computer database that ICE uses in order to see if aliens are here legally or not. This is usually part of ICE's job but we know how over-worked and under-staffed they are. So, after the Frankfort P.D. checks the database and determines that the alien is probably here illegally, they contact ICE with the information and ICE then issues the paperwork to place a "deportation hold" on the alien.

We also know that ICE is too busy to drive out to pick up individual illegal aliens and take them into federal custody. Since all local P.D.s routinely transport criminals from one facility to another, they deliver the illegal alien to the feds in a timely fashion.



http://www.ftimes.com/main.asp?SectionI ... M=82155.74

8/13/2008 7:00:00 AM

Speaker Discusses Illegal Aliens With Law Enforcement

By Evan Israel
Staff reporter

A more aggressive, unforgiving approach needs to develop for law enforcement nationwide on the subject of identifying and prosecuting illegal aliens, according to at least one man familiar with the issue.

Bob Najmulski, deputy sheriff in Allen County, Ohio, made a trip to Frankfort for a two-day program Monday and Tuesday about how to better determine an individual's legal status.

Held in the public meeting room of the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, the event was geared toward police and sheriff's personnel, a number of whom attended at least one of the two programs.

Monday's event centered more on police officers and sheriff's deputies, while Tuesday's gathering was relayed more toward dispatchers at both places.

While explaining to dispatchers Tuesday strategies and programs available to combat the perceived problem, Najmulski, who heads the "Criminal Alien Task Force" in his county, offered a very direct assessment of the situation.

"I think it's a hole in our law enforcement job that we need to plug," he said.

Najmulski stressed the object of tightened enforcement relates not to any form of racial profiling but rather following laws. Personal opinions "do not and should not enter the equation," he said.

Nonetheless, he doesn't take the issue lightly.

"I think one of the biggest problems is identity," Najmulski said. "Who are you?"

Many times, he said, illegal persons provide false information through forged documents, and members of police and sheriff's jurisdictions need to familiarize themselves with some of the warning signs. He declined to name specifics - but said many identification documents provide "built-in" identifiers about their validity.

Sometimes officers and deputies allow someone without a valid form of identification to go on their way, Najmulski said, and such tactics are simply unacceptable.

"We cannot 'pick 'n choose' who we can enforce the law on," he said.

Najmulski said he has presented the information in seven states during the approximately three years he's led the task force group in Allen County, which also includes the city of Lima.

Because he completes much of the work there on his own, he had no readily available statistics, but touted the results of the program.

"There's been great improvement in enforcement..." Najmulski said.

CCSO Maj. Mike Hensley considered the event an obvious success, particularly informing deputies and dispatchers of the programs and other means available to more easily target the perceived concerns.

Right now, many deputies have little idea on how to handle the situation, which likely relates to an under-utilization of the strategies Najmulski described, Hensley said.

"I would say probably, yes," he said.

Najmulski understands many take a stance on the topic from very different perspectives, although he simply believes in the idea of "fairly" enforcing laws.

"It's an issue I see people are passionate about on both ends of the spectrum," he said.


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