ICE, Transfer of Final Order Criminal El Salvadorans (Jun. 8, 2006)

q(fice o/Detentioll and Remo\'G! Operation.\· l..S. J)cparlmcnl of "omcllulIJ Security 425 I Streel. N'vV Washil1!!-lOn. DC :'.1'>531, u.s. Immigration and Customs Enforcement JUN - 8 2U06 i'ylE~vlORANDUM FOR: Field Office Directors ~ FRO]'v1: SlJB.lECT: John P. Torres Acting Director ,/ IV'-' _ Transfer llf Fi~~ Or er Cri~inal El Salvadorans ' , J '~ This memorandum advises the field of new procedures regarding the transfer of final order criminal El Salvadorans to detention facilities in Los Angeles, CA, Florence, AZ, and Houston, TX Since the inception of the Secure Border Initiative, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention and Removal Operations (DR() have participated in signihcan1 negotiations with various Central American countries for the purpose of increasing the removal of individuals to these countries.

Oll \Iay 25, 2006, a memorandum outlining new procedures for the removal of criminals to El Salvador was signed and distributed the Field Office Directors. In an effort to maximize transfer efficiencies and minimize overburdening a single field office, it was concluded that additIonal clarification was needed. Ellcuivc June 3. 2006. tinal order criminal El Salvadorans will be transferred to detention facilities in Los Angeles, CA, Florence, AZ, and Houston, TX.

The alien, A-file, and DACS control will all be transferred to the receiving field office. The receiving field office will be responsible for preparing and presenting the travel document request package to their respc(:tive Consulate of El Salvador for the issuance of travel documents. The receiving field onicl.' will then take appropriate steps to remove the alien and complete the process with the DACS (:ase closures. Field offices are directed to transfer these aliens and cases to the following field offices: E.\;(,:~I ving office Los ! geles F lon·nce How;lon Sending offj.s::~.

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