State Rep. James DeSana (R-Carleton) today co-sponsored House Resolution 128 to support the 287g program and the Taylor police department with its recent participation in the program which enhances cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. 

“The Taylor police chief, who protects the largest city in my district, has endured harsh criticism for signing the Memorandum of Agreement regarding the 287(g) program,” said DeSana. “This enduring criticism comes from those who support sanctuary city policies and from people who have vilified our law enforcement agencies for simply wanting to uphold the rule of law. Laws that we as legislators have passed with the expectation that our police officers will honor the oath they’ve taken to enforce and uphold them.”

The 287(g) program is a federal initiative that provides training and resources to local law enforcement to identify, detain, and process certain non-citizens who are in the country unlawfully and have committed crimes.

“The Downriver and Monroe County communities that I represent have done an outstanding job of crime enforcement and crime prevention. I cannot think of a reason for a community not to participate in a program that helps their local police carry out the job they have already been tasked with, which is enforcing current laws.

“287(g) is simply a helpful federal program that provides federally paid training and resources to local police and sheriffs so that they can properly arrest and detain criminal illegal aliens, in essence, so that they can do their job.”