Sheriff Candidate Announces Plan for 287g Program in Monmouth County Jail

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Freehold, NJ – Today, Monmouth County Sheriff Candidate Kim Guadagno called for implementing a tough policy that would ensure safer communities by checking the immigration status of anyone already incarcerated in the Monmouth County Jail before the inmate is released.
Guadagno, a former state and federal prosecutor announced that if elected she would require corrections officers to implement provisions of the federal program known as 287(g) of the “Immigration Reform Act of 1996.” Under this program corrections officers working with federal authorities gain necessary resources and authority to immediately determine the immigration status of an inmate.
“It's time get serious about protecting the families and residents of Monmouth County,” said Sheriff Candidate Guadagno. “The implementation of this program in the Sheriffs Office will greatly increase protection of Monmouth County families from potential terrorists like the Fort Dix six.”
“A majority of those involved in the Fort Dix case had frequent run-ins with the law. Had this program been in place, the Duka brothers may have been transferred to federal custody --or even deported-- well before the Fort Dix plot evolved,” said Guadagno.
She continued, “Because an inmate’s immigration status is immediately checked under through this program, potential terrorists like the Fort Dix Six immediately come to the attention of federal authorities. Thus, the residents of Monmouth County are protected.”
“This is a program the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office will implement when I am Sheriff. Potential terrorists like the Fort Dix Six who are unlawfully in the U.S. will immediately be brought to the attention of federal authorities. As a bonus to the taxpayers, because the already incarcerated convict will become a federal inmate, Monmouth County will be relieved of the cost of feeding and housing that criminal.”
The Monmouth County Sheriff’s office would become the first county in New Jersey to implement the 287g program for its correctional officers.
The 287g program has been adopted in a number of states with successful results. In Alabama, the program enabled troopers to identify and convict 27 individuals who for using fraudulent documents in an attempt to obtain driver's licenses. Thirteen were convicted of state charges including narcotics violations and possession of forged instruments. The program even uncovered a registered sex offender, who was subsequently deported.
As a federal and state prosecutor, Kim Guadagno prosecuted and convicted corrupt New Jersey officials and was decorated with the U.S. Department of Justice’s highest honor for her work – twice. Kim resides in Monmouth Beach, where she serves as commissioner, with her husband Michael and their three sons.

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