202-18 Exhibit A - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Application.pdf

WEST ORANGE POLICE DEPARTMENT 7:19-6 WRITTEN DIRECTIVE SYSTEM IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT Effective Date: 6/13/17 Supersedes: 10/17/07 7:19-6a PURPOSE The purpose of this directive is to bring this department into comportment with the N.J. Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2007-3 and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Procedures regarding the arrest of undocumented immigrants. The West Orange Police Department’s overriding mission is to enforce state and local criminal laws and to serve and protect the community it serves. The mission is not to enforce federal immigration laws. 7:19-6b PROCEDURES A. Only when an officer makes an arrest for any indictable crime or for driving while intoxicated, the arresting officer or a designated officer, as part of the booking process, shall universally inquire about the arrestee’s citizenship, nationality and immigration status. If the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person may not be lawfully present in the United States:  The officer shall complete and fax a Notice of Undocumented Immigration Status to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at (973) 645- 6124.  If an indictable offense has been committed, the form will also be faxed to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office at (973) 621-5697.  If a DWI has been committed, a copy of the form will be placed in the Court Clerk’s box at the desk.  The sergeant is to ensure that the Judge is advised that the person under arrest is believed not to be in the United States lawfully when they are setting bail.  The original will be kept with the reports and turned into records. B. Criminal versus Civil Immigration Violations: 1. Immigration laws differ from the criminal laws

riginal will be kept with the reports and turned into records. B. Criminal versus Civil Immigration Violations: 1. Immigration laws differ from the criminal laws that local police officers deal with most regularly in that immigration laws contain both civil and criminal aspects. 7:19-6 IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT June 13, 2017 Page 1 of 3