U.S. ICE Repatriation

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Repatriation Agreements

El Paso, TX and

Ciudad Juarez, Chih.


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History

• Repatriation agreement signed in 1998 – INS District Director, El Paso

– Border Patrol Chief El Paso – Border Patrol Chief Marfa

– Consulate General of the U.S., Juarez

– Regional Delegation Instituto Nacional de Migration, INM Juarez

– Consulado General de Mexico, El Paso


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Identified Items

• Place of Repatriation

• Time of Repatriation

• Special Action Cases

– Criminal

– Unaccompanied Juvenile

– Unaccompanied women with children

– Response times

– Points of Contact – Information Sharing needs


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Department of Homeland

Security• Customs and Border Protection:

– Office of the Field Operations Director

• The Ports of Entry

– Office of the Border Patrol• Chief Patrol Agent- El Paso

• Chief Patrol Agent-Marfa

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Office of the Special Agent in Charge

• Office of Investigations – Office of the Field Office Director

• Office of Detention and Removal


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Government of Mexico

• Consulado General de Mexico,

El Paso, Texas

• Instituto Nacional de Migracion, Cd. Juarez,

Chih. MX INM


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Other Players

• Consul General of the United States, Cd. Juarez Chih. MX

• Security and Prosperity Partnership Team DHSHeadquarters, Washington DC.

• Bureau of Prisons

• United States Marshal’s Service

• Oficina de la Procuradora General de la RepublicaMexicana, PGR Juarez

• Border Liaison Mechanism


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FY 2005

Total Repatriations

from El Paso to Juarez – Ports affected: All POE’s from Presidio TX to

the Arizona Border.

• Majority through the Paso Del Norte-Libertad

• FY 2005

– Total 134,999

» With criminal background 13,201


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Customs and Border Protection

StatisticsLocal arrests of Nationals of Mexico by day to day operations of the

Border Patrol; Individuals are returned the day of arrest without

detention

Voluntary returns to MexicoFY 2005

El Paso Sector 108,479

Marfa Sector 8,221


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Immigration and Customs

Enforcement• DRO Field Office, El Paso,

• Formal removals – Detained at the El Paso Service Processing Center

– Released from local prisons

• FY 2005 7500*

» Criminal 4500 *

» Non Criminal 3000 *


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Immigration and Customs

Enforcement• National by way of the Justice Prisoner and

Alien Transportation System.

– Removals to Mexico through El Paso/Juarez• FY 2005 10,789

– Criminal 8,721

– Non criminal 2,068


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Information Sharing and

Notification Prior to Repatriation

• El Paso Service Processing Center – A representative from the Consul General of Mexico El Paso TX,

Protection division visits EPC at lease twice weekly.

– DRO units communicate directly with the Consul General’s office

in coordinating special case removals.

• Health• Special care


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Information Sharing with INM

Immediately Prior to Removal• Manifest faxed to INM at least 20 minutes prior to removal.

• If special interest case is coming from another location, the

information is shared as soon as possible after notification.

• An INM Official signs a copy of the manifest upon receipt of therepatriated individuals.


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What is Reported on the Manifest

• Alien Registration Number

• Name

• Nationality

• Status of removal- formal/informal

• Disposition -removal

• Violence yes/no

• Detention

• Expense

• Offense/Conviction - see next slide

• FINS


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Examples of Offense/Conviction

• Marijuana

• Reentry after Deportation

• Methamphetamine

• Weapon

• Burglary

• Distribute controlled substances

• Human Trafficking

• False Claim to United States Citizenship


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What Else has Happened

this Week?• ICE participated in the following law

enforcement operations in El Paso

• The Office of the Procuradora General has identified a person in the United

States who is wanted in Mexico. That person was removed through El

Paso/Juarez and his custody was turned over to proper authorities.

• The Bureau of Prisons conducted a Treaty Transfer, of 35 Citizens of Mexico

serving time in US prisons to Mexico for completion of Sentence.


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The Future

• The Department of Homeland Security of theUnited States and the Secretariat of Governance of

the United Mexican States are ready to test a

template for the orderly repatriation of Citizens of

Mexico and the United States throughout theUnited States in El Paso, TX and in Chicago IL.


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WHY?

• This is one aspect of the Trilateral Agreement between the

United States Mexico and Canada to ensure the Safety of

all of North America. The Orderly Repatriation of our

citizens and communications sharing is essential to oursafety.


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In Conclusion

• Orderly Repatriation Agreements

– Common Sense

– Communications

– Trust

– Safety for the People of North America

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