U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement FOIA Disclosures: 287(g) Memoranda of Understanding

On March 8, 2007, the Worker & Immigrant Rights Clinic submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (a division of the Department of Homeland Security), seeking a variety of documents related to so-called 287(g) Memoranda of Understanding (or "Agreement") (MOUs) between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ÏCE) and various states and counties.

On January 17, 2008, U.S. Immigation and Customs Enforcement responded in part to the request by producing thirty-four (34) MOUs entered into by ICE and various states and counties. ICE has also represented that it will disclose further records. It has withheld some documents responsive to the initial FOIA request, claiming several statutory exemptions (as to law enforcement interest and privacy, among others).

The MOUs are available for individual download below in .PDF format, along with two pieces of correspondence from ICE.

The entire package of documents can be downloaded as a single .ZIP file. (Warning: File exceeds 60 Mb.).

• Letter from ICE, dated Dec. 31, 2007
• Letter from ICE, dated Jan. 17, 2008
• Ala. Dept. of Pub. Safety
• Alamance Cty., N.C.
• Az. Dept. of Corr.
• Az. Dept. of Pub. Safety
• Barnstable Cty., Mass.
• Benton Cty., Ark.
• Cabarrus Cty., N.C.
• Cobb Cty., Ga.
• Collier Cty., Fla.
• Col. Dept. of Pub. Safety
• El Paso, Tex.
• Florida
• Framingham, Mass.
• Gaston Cty., N.C.
• Ga. Dept. of Pub. Safety
• Herndon, Va.
• Hudson, N.H.
• L.A. Cty., Cal.
• Maricopa Cty., Az.
• Mass. Dept. of Corr.
• Mecklenburg Cty., N.C.
• Nashville & Davidson Cty., Tenn.
• N.M. Corr. Dept.
• Orange Cty., Cal.
• Prince William - Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center, Va.
• Riverside Cty., Cal.
• Rockingham Cty., Va.
• Rogers, Ark.
• San Bernardino Cty., Cal.
• Shenandoah Cty., Va.
• Springdale, Ark.
• Tulsa Cty., Ok.
• Washington Cty., Ark.
• York Cty., S.C.