ICE detainee referrals (Tempe Police Department)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the state open records law, Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. Secs. 39-121 to 39-122 and 39-128, I hereby request the following records:

A list or log of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement referrals made by the Tempe Police Department since January 2009 grouped by month, year, and reason for arrest, reason for referral, and whether ICE took custody of the arrestee or not. If no such log is kept, please perform a word search on the police reporting system, using keywords: Immigration, ICE and detainer, and provide copies of records that indicate a referral was made to ICE.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Dongjae Jung

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 29, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Dear Sergeant Michael Pooley,

Thank you for your response.
If Tempe PD does not have any electronic system for tracking ICE holds/referrals in the process of law enforcement actions, please tell me how Tempe PD manages and processes data or records on noncitizens with immigration or criminal violation charges.

As you mentioned, I contacted ICE in the past to make similar data requests, but ICE’s data on immigration enforcement policy under federal-local partnerships is very limitedly released, and information about these partnerships, such as 287(g) or Secure Communities, was based on data at the state and county level, not at the city level. As a researcher focusing on immigration policy in terms of intergovernmental level, I need data at the local level on how local law enforcement agencies process immigrant and immigration-related issues.

Please respond to my question. Thanks.

Dongjae Jung

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 29, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Hi Sergeant Michael Pooley,

Thank you for response and consideration. I think the documents you mentioned - Tempe PD's policies dealing with immigration and SB1070 - will be helpful for me as a researcher to understand city-level immigration policy.

Hope I will see them soon.

Dongjae Jung

Thank you for sending this document.

Dongjae Jung

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 29, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 29, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.