Resolution Number 96-1-16-6RESOLUTION N0. 96-1-16-6
SUPPORTING PROPOSED CITY OF ANAHEIM IMMIGRATION AND
NATURALIZATION SERVICE IDENTIFICATION PILOT PROJECT
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM'S IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
IDENTIFICATION SIX-MONTH PILOT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, local law enforcement agencies are encountering an increasingly high
incidence of suspected illegal aliens committing crimes; and,
WHEREAS, according to federal law, the comprehensive Immigration and
Naturalization Service identification and holding process is exclusively the responsibility of a full-time
Immigration and Naturalization Service employee; and,
WHEREAS, Immigration and Naturalization Service resources are limited in scope
and manpower to conduct the identification investigation process to effectively address the criminal
illegal alien problem, often presenting a burden on local agencies to process, incarcerate, and
prosecute offenders; and,
WHEREAS, in some communities, as much as 37% of those arrested admit to being
in the country illegally, significantly impacting police department and related agency budgets; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim is proposing a six-month pilot program to secure
an Immigration and Naturalization Service agent in the City's jail to legally and appropriately identify
suspected criminal illegal aliens prior to arraignment and/or sentencing; and,
WHEREAS, a pilot program as proposed by the City of Anaheim, funded either
through federal or local funds, will provide a reliable blueprint for other cities to implement and
achieve effective and efficient crime prevention methods.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Juan Capistrano does hereby fully support the implementation of the City of Anaheim's Immigration
and Naturalization identification six-month pilot program
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this
January , 1996.
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DAVID M. SW-P-RDLTN, MAYOR PRO TEM
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CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, CHERYL JOHNSON, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No.
96-1-16-6 adopted by the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California,
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of January 1996, by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Jones, Nash, Campbell and
Mayor pro tem Swerdlin
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Hart
(SEAL)
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CHERYL JO ONy ITY CLERK
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