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COBB
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Deputies Graduate
from Cobb
County Sheriff Neil Warren announced the graduation of six Sheriff’s Deputies
from a five-week training and orientation program sponsored by the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Graduating on Tuesday, August 28th were Sgt. Richard Brady
and Deputies Richard Black, Christopher Shaver Randall Finney, II, Dawn
Sepulveda and Thomas Tovey. Currently, the
Sheriff’s Office has 12 deputies certified by ICE that been trained to identify,
process and when appropriate, detain immigration offenders entering the Cobb
County Jail. Sheriff
Warren, who was one of the commencement speakers at Tuesday’s graduation,
praised the Immigration and Customs Enforcement for providing state and local
law enforcement agencies the opportunity to participate in the 287(g)
program. “While enforcing immigration
law is primarily a federal responsibility, Section 287(g) provides a tool for
state and local law enforcement agencies to identity illegal aliens arrested
for committing crimes in our communities” stated Warren. “287(g) is basically an investigative tool
that trains and authorizes our personnel to assist ICE in the deportation
process. As Sheriff, it is my duty and
responsibility to know who is in my custody and who I am releasing back into
the community. If someone is here
illegally and commits a crime, whether a misdemeanor or felony, they should be
subject to deportation.” The Cobb
County Sheriff's Office is one of a handful of agencies nationwide, and the
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