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U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Jus

tice

Imm

igra

tion

and

Nat

ural

izat

ion

Serv

ice

THE

LAW

OF

AR

RES

T, S

EAR

CH

, AN

D S

EIZU

RE

FOR

IMM

IGR

ATI

ON

OFF

ICER

S

M-6

9

Janu

ary

1993

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tion

OFF

ICIA

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SE O

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AT

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AO

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ER

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TH

IS M

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IS T

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PR

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Y O

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AT

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1993

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tion

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NL

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ION

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D N

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AL

IZA

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MAT

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TH

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arch

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Uni

ted

Stat

es D

epar

tmen

t of J

ustic

e Im

mig

ratio

n an

d N

atur

aliz

atio

n Se

rvic

e M

-69:

The

Law

of A

nes

t, Se

arch

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Se

izur

e fo

r Im

mig

ratio

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se O

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ary

1993

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se O

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Janu

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epar

tmen

t of J

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mig

ratio

n an

d N

atur

aliz

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n Se

rvic

e M

-69:

The

Law

of A

nes

t, Se

arch

, and

Seiz

ure

for I

mm

igra

tion

Offi

cers

Uni

ted

Stat

es D

epar

tmen

t of J

ustic

e Im

mig

ratio

n an

d N

atur

aliz

atio

n Se

rvic

e M

-69:

The

Law

of A

nes

t, Se

arch

, and

Se

izur

e fo

r Im

mig

ratio

n O

ffice

rs

For O

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ial U

se O

nly

v Ja

nuar

y 19

93

For O

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ial U

se O

nly

1 Ja

nuar

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93

E.

PRO

CED

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EQU

ESTI

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IN

TR

OD

UC

TIO

N

The

Imm

igra

tion

and

Nat

ural

izat

ion

Serv

ice

(IN

S or

the

Ser

vice

) is

char

ged

with

the

ad

min

istra

tion

and

enfo

rcem

ent o

f the

Imm

igra

tion

and

Nat

iona

lity

Act

(the

Act

) and

oth

er la

ws

rela

ting

to t

he i

mm

igra

tion

and

natu

raliz

atio

n of

alie

ns.

The

met

hods

tha

t th

e IN

S us

es t

o en

forc

e th

e im

mig

ratio

n la

ws e

nact

ed b

y C

ongr

ess m

ust c

onfo

rm to

con

stitu

tiona

l and

stat

utor

y lim

itatio

ns a

s w

ell a

s IN

S re

gula

tions

. Thi

s is

an

upda

te o

f the

M-6

9, la

st u

pdat

ed in

Jan

uary

19

83. I

t out

lines

the

stat

utor

y an

d co

nstit

utio

nal b

ound

arie

s of

an

INS

offic

er’s

aut

horit

y. T

he

enfo

rcem

ent a

ctiv

ities

of t

he IN

S in

volv

e bo

th b

orde

r ope

ratio

ns (c

ondu

cted

alo

ng th

e bo

rder

an

d its

func

tiona

l equ

ival

ents

and

at p

orts

of e

ntry

) and

ope

ratio

ns c

ondu

cted

in th

e in

terio

r of

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es.

Que

stio

ns re

gard

ing

sear

ch a

nd se

izur

e re

quire

men

ts sh

ould

be

refe

rred

to su

perv

isor

s or

lega

l cou

nsel

. Cou

nsel

sho

uld

be c

onsu

lted

befo

re c

ondu

ctin

g an

y en

forc

emen

t act

iviti

es th

at

mig

ht re

sult

in li

tigat

ion,

med

ia a

ttent

ion,

or p

ublic

con

trove

rsy.

Ear

ly c

onsu

ltatio

n w

ill e

nsur

e th

e be

st po

ssib

le le

gal s

uppo

rt fo

r the

enf

orce

men

t ope

ratio

n an

d pe

rmit

timel

y le

gal a

dvic

e to

av

oid

pote

ntia

l pro

blem

s.

The

M-6

9 is

inte

nded

for t

he d

aily

use

of I

NS

offic

ers.

It is

not

a la

w te

xtbo

ok. I

t doe

s not

co

ver

all

aspe

cts

of t

he l

aw o

f ar

rest

, se

arch

, an

d se

izur

e, b

ut i

s lim

ited

to r

ecur

ring

circ

umst

ance

s whe

re th

e au

thor

ity o

f IN

S of

ficer

s may

be

chal

leng

ed.

Cita

tions

of

auth

ority

are

loc

ated

at

the

end

of t

he t

ext.

The

auth

oriti

es c

ited

may

be

obta

ined

from

the

dist

rict o

r reg

iona

l cou

nsel

.

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ted

Stat

es D

epar

tmen

t of J

ustic

e Im

mig

ratio

n an

d N

atur

aliz

atio

n Se

rvic

e M

-69:

The

Law

of A

nes

t, Se

arch

, and

Se

izur

e fo

r Im

mig

ratio

n O

ffice

rs

For O

ffic

ial U

se O

nly

I - 1

Ja

nuar

y 19

93

CH

APT

ER

I

SOU

RC

ES

OF

AU

TH

OR

ITY

The

prim

ary

sour

ces o

f aut

horit

y gr

ante

d to

off

icer

s of t

he IN

S ar

e th

e A

ct, f

ound

in T

itle

8 of

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es C

ode,

abb

revi

ated

as,

“8 U

.S.C

.”,

and

othe

r st

atut

es r

elat

ing

to t

he

imm

igra

tion

and

natu

raliz

atio

n of

alie

ns.

The

seco

ndar

y so

urce

s of

aut

horit

y ar

e: (

1)

adm

inis

trativ

e re

gula

tions

impl

emen

ting

thos

e st

atut

es (p

rimar

ily th

ose

foun

d in

Titl

e 8

of th

e C

ode

of F

eder

al R

egul

atio

ns,

abbr

evia

ted

as “

8 C

.F.R

.”);

(2)

judi

cial

dec

isio

ns;

and

(3)

adm

inis

trativ

e de

cisi

ons o

f the

Boa

rd o

f Im

mig

ratio

n A

ppea

ls.1

The C

onst

itutio

n of

the U

nite

d St

ates

pro

tect

s the

righ

ts o

f the

peo

ple o

f the

Uni

ted

Stat

es.

All

auth

ority

exe

rcis

ed b

y IN

S of

ficer

s m

ust c

onfo

rm to

con

stitu

tiona

l lim

itatio

ns, s

uch

as th

e fo

urth

am

endm

ent.

For e

xam

ple,

whi

le se

ctio

n 28

7(a)

(3) o

f the

Act

app

ears

to a

utho

rize o

ffic

ers

to m

ake

war

rant

less

veh

icle

sto

ps i

n bo

rder

are

as,

the

Supr

eme

Cou

rt in

Uni

ted

Stat

es v

. Br

igno

ni-P

once

2 con

clud

ed th

at th

e fo

urth

am

endm

ent p

recl

uded

stop

ping

a v

ehic

le to

que

stio

n th

e oc

cupa

nts

conc

erni

ng th

eir i

mm

igra

tion

stat

us o

n le

ss th

an a

reas

onab

le s

uspi

cion

that

the

vehi

cle

may

con

tain

alie

ns il

lega

lly in

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es, e

xcep

t at t

he b

orde

r or i

ts fu

nctio

nal

equi

vale

nts.

See

Cha

pter

III(

B)(

5), i

nfra

.

A.

THFO

E U

RTH

AM

EN

DM

ENT

The

four

th a

men

dmen

t pro

vide

s:

The

right

of t

he p

eopl

e to

be

secu

re in

thei

r per

sons

, hou

ses,

pape

rs,

and

effe

cts,

agai

nst u

nrea

sona

ble

sear

ches

and

seiz

ures

, sha

ll no

t be

viol

ated

, an

d no

war

rant

s sh

all

issu

e, b

ut u

pon

prob

able

cau

se,

supp

orte

d by

oat

h or

aff

irmat

ion,

and

par

ticul

arly

des

crib

ing

the

plac

e to

be

sear

ched

, and

the

pers

ons o

r thi

ngs t

o be

seiz

ed.

The

amen

dmen

t con

sist

s of t

wo

clau

ses.

One

cla

use

proh

ibits

unr

easo

nabl

e se

arch

es a

nd

seiz

ures

. The

oth

er re

quire

s tha

t war

rant

s be

issue

d on

ly u

pon

a sh

owin

g of

pro

babl

e ca

use

and

upon

mee

ting

certa

in o

ther

con

ditio

ns r

egar

ding

the

plac

e to

be

sear

ched

and

the

pers

ons

or

thin

gs to

be

seiz

ed.

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Uni

ted

Stat

es D

epar

tmen

t of J

ustic

e Im

mig

ratio

n an

d N

atur

aliz

atio

n Se

rvic

e M

-69:

The

Law

of A

nes

t, Se

arch

, and

Seiz

ure

for I

mm

igra

tion

Offi

cers

Uni

ted

Stat

es D

epar

tmen

t of J

ustic

e Im

mig

ratio

n an

d N

atur

aliz

atio

n Se

rvic

e M

-69:

The

Law

of A

nes

t, Se

arch

, and

Se

izur

e fo

r Im

mig

ratio

n O

ffice

rs

For O

ffic

ial U

se O

nly

I - 2

Ja

nuar

y 19

93

For O

ffic

ial U

se O

nly

I - 3

Ja

nuar

y 19

93

B.

THE

IMM

IGR

ATI

ON

AN

D N

ATI

ON

ALI

TY A

CT

Subj

ect t

o co

nstit

utio

nal l

imita

tions

, IN

S of

ficer

s may

exe

rcis

e th

e au

thor

ity g

rant

ed to

th

em in

the

Act

. The

follo

win

g st

atut

ory

prov

isio

ns re

late

to e

nfor

cem

ent a

utho

rity:

(1)

Sect

ion

287(

a)(1

) [8

U.S

.C. §

135

7(a)

(l)] -

- pro

vide

s aut

horit

y, w

ithou

t a w

arra

nt,

to in

terr

ogat

e an

y al

ien

or p

erso

n be

lieve

d to

be

an a

lien

as to

his

right

to b

e or

to re

mai

n in

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es.

(2)

Sect

ion

287(

a)(2

) [8

U.S

.C. §

135

7(a)

(2)]

-- p

rovi

des a

utho

rity

to m

ake a

n ar

rest

of

an a

lien

who

in th

e of

ficer

’s p

rese

nce

or v

iew

is e

nter

ing

or a

ttem

ptin

g to

ent

er th

e U

nite

d St

ates

in

vio

latio

n of

the

im

mig

ratio

n la

ws,

or w

ho t

he o

ffic

er h

as r

easo

n to

bel

ieve

(ju

dici

ally

co

nstru

ed to

be

the

equi

vale

nt o

f pro

babl

e ca

use

unde

r the

four

th a

men

dmen

t) is

in th

e U

nite

d St

ates

in v

iola

tion

of th

e im

mig

ratio

n la

ws a

nd is

like

ly to

esca

pe b

efor

e an

arr

est w

arra

nt ca

n be

ob

tain

ed. (3

) Se

ctio

n 28

7(a)

(3) [

8 U

.S.C

. § 1

357(

a)(3

)] --

pro

vide

s aut

horit

y w

ithin

a re

ason

able

di

stan

ce o

f an

y ex

tern

al b

ound

ary

of th

e U

nite

d St

ates

to b

oard

with

out a

war

rant

any

ves

sel

with

in th

e te

rrito

rial w

ater

s of

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es a

nd a

ny r

ailw

ay c

ar, a

ircra

ft, o

r ve

hicl

e an

d se

arch

for a

liens

; and

aut

horit

y to

ent

er p

rivat

e la

nds (

but n

ot d

wel

lings

) with

in 2

5 m

iles o

f the

bo

rder

for p

urpo

ses o

f pat

rolli

ng th

e bo

rder

to p

reve

nt il

lega

l ent

ry o

f alie

ns.

(4)

Sect

ion

287(

a)(4

) [8

U.S

.C. §

135

7(a)

(4)]

-- p

rovi

des a

utho

rity

to a

rres

t with

out a

w

arra

nt f

or f

elon

ies

whi

ch h

ave

been

com

mitt

ed a

nd w

hich

are

cog

niza

ble

unde

r th

e fe

dera

l cr

imin

al la

ws

regu

latin

g th

e ad

mis

sion

, exc

lusi

on a

nd/o

r exp

ulsi

on o

f alie

ns w

here

the

offic

er

has

reas

on to

bel

ieve

(pr

obab

le c

ause

) th

at th

e pe

rson

arr

este

d is

gui

lty o

f su

ch f

elon

y an

d is

lik

ely

to e

scap

e be

fore

a w

arra

nt m

ay b

e ob

tain

ed, p

rovi

ded

that

the

pers

on a

rres

ted

is ta

ken

with

out u

nnec

essa

ry d

elay

bef

ore

a m

agis

trate

for a

rrai

gnm

ent.

(5)

Sect

ion

287(

a)(5

) [8

U.S

.C. §

135

7(a)

(5)]

-- p

rovi

des

auth

ority

to m

ake

gene

ral

arre

sts

with

out

a w

arra

nt f

or c

rimes

cog

niza

ble

unde

r fe

dera

l la

w, t

o ca

rry

firea

rms,

and

to

exec

ute

and

serv

e an

y or

der,

war

rant

, sub

poen

a, s

umm

ons,

or o

ther

pro

cess

issu

ed u

nder

the

auth

ority

of t

he U

nite

d St

ates

. Sec

tion

287(

a)(5

)(A

) pro

vide

s tha

t an

INS

offic

er m

ay a

rres

t for

of

fens

es a

gain

st th

e U

nite

d St

ates

com

mitt

ed in

his

or h

er p

rese

nce.

A p

erso

n ar

rest

ed m

ust b

e ta

ken

with

out

unne

cess

ary

dela

y be

fore

a m

agis

trate

for

arr

aign

men

t. Se

ctio

n 28

7(a)

(5)(

B)

prov

ides

that

an

INS

offic

er m

ay a

rres

t for

any

felo

ny c

ogni

zabl

e un

der t

he la

ws

of th

e U

nite

d St

ates

if th

e of

ficer

has

rea

son

to b

elie

ve (

prob

able

cau

se)

that

the

pers

on to

be

arre

sted

has

co

mm

itted

or i

s com

mitt

ing

such

a fe

lony

.

To e

xerc

ise

auth

ority

und

er se

ctio

n 28

7(a)

(5)(

A) o

r (B

), th

e of

ficer

mus

t be

perf

orm

ing

dutie

s rel

atin

g to

the e

nfor

cem

ent o

f the

imm

igra

tion

law

s at t

he ti

me o

f the

arre

st an

d th

ere m

ust

be a

like

lihoo

d th

e pe

rson

will

esc

ape

befo

re a

n ar

rest

war

rant

can

be

obta

ined

. The

off

icer

als

o

mus

t be

certi

fied

as h

avin

g co

mpl

eted

a d

esig

nate

d tra

inin

g pr

ogra

m p

rior

to m

akin

g ar

rest

s un

der s

ectio

n 28

7(a)

(5)(

B).

The

auth

ority

con

tain

ed in

sect

ion

287(

a)(5

)(B

) can

not b

e ex

erci

sed

until

the

Atto

rney

Gen

eral

pro

mul

gate

s fin

al im

plem

entin

g re

gula

tions

. A N

otic

e of

Pro

pose

d R

ulem

akin

g fo

r suc

h re

gula

tions

was

pub

lishe

d in

the

Fede

ral R

egis

ter o

n O

ctob

er 1

4, 1

992.

3

(6)

Sect

ion

287(

b) [8

U.S

.C. §

135

7(b)

] -- p

rovi

des

auth

ority

to a

dmin

iste

r oat

hs a

nd

cons

ider

evi

denc

e co

ncer

ning

the

priv

ilege

of

any

pers

on to

ent

er, r

e-en

ter,

pass

thro

ugh,

or

resi

de in

the U

nite

d St

ates

, or a

ny o

ther

mat

ter w

hich

is m

ater

ial a

nd re

leva

nt to

the

enfo

rcem

ent

of th

e A

ct.

(7)

Sect

ion

287(

c) [

8 U

.S.C

. §

1357

(c)]

-- p

rovi

des

auth

ority

to

sear

ch w

ithou

t a

war

rant

per

sons

and

per

sona

l eff

ects

of a

pplic

ants

for a

dmis

sion

for e

vide

nce

whi

ch m

ay le

ad to

th

e in

divi

dual

’s e

xclu

sion

from

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es o

n gr

ound

s set

forth

in th

e A

ct.

(8)

Sect

ion

287(

e) [8

U.S

.C. §

135

7(e)

] -- r

equi

res

an im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

to o

btai

n a

war

rant

or t

he co

nsen

t of t

he o

wne

r (or

his

agen

t) to

ente

r the

pre

mis

es o

f a fa

rm o

r oth

er o

utdo

or

agric

ultu

ral o

pera

tion

for t

he p

urpo

se o

f int

erro

gatin

g a

pers

on b

elie

ved

to b

e an

alie

n as

to th

e pe

rson

’s ri

ght t

o be

or t

o re

mai

n in

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es.

(9)

Sect

ion

235(

a) [8

U.S

.C. §

122

5] --

pro

vide

s au

thor

ity a

t the

bor

der t

o bo

ard

and

sear

ch a

ny v

esse

l, ai

rcra

ft, r

ailw

ay c

ar, o

r ot

her

conv

eyan

ce in

whi

ch a

n im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

be

lieve

s alie

ns a

re b

eing

bro

ught

into

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es. T

his s

ectio

n al

so e

mpo

wer

s offi

cers

to

adm

inis

ter o

aths

and

take

and

con

side

r evi

denc

e re

gard

ing

any

susp

ecte

d al

ien’

s rig

ht to

ent

er,

re-e

nter

, pas

s thr

ough

or r

esid

e in

the

U.S

. or a

ny o

ther

mat

ter w

hich

is re

leva

nt a

nd m

ater

ial t

o th

e en

forc

emen

t of t

he A

ct.

(10)

Sec

tion

274(

b) [8

U.S

.C. §

132

4(b)

] -- p

rovi

des a

utho

rity

to se

ize

vehi

cles

, ves

sels

, or

airc

raft

whe

re t

here

is

prob

able

cau

se t

o be

lieve

tha

t th

e co

nvey

ance

has

bee

n us

ed i

n vi

olat

ion

of se

ctio

n 27

4(a)

(Alie

n sm

uggl

ing,

tran

spor

ting,

har

borin

g, e

tc.).

(11)

Sec

tion

274(

c) [8

U.S

.C. §

132

4(c)

] -- p

rovi

des

auth

ority

to a

rres

t ind

ivid

uals

for

viol

atio

ns o

f sec

tion

274(

a).

(12)

Sec

tion

274A

[8 U

.S.C

. § 1

324a

] -- p

rovi

des

auth

ority

to in

vest

igat

e an

d as

sess

a

civi

l m

oney

pen

alty

to

any

pers

on o

r en

tity

for

the

unau

thor

ized

em

ploy

men

t of

alie

ns a

nd

failu

re to

com

ply

with

the

empl

oym

ent v

erifi

catio

n re

quire

men

ts in

vio

latio

n of

the

Act

.

(13)

Sec

tion

274C

[8 U

.S.C

. § 1

324c

] -- p

rovi

des

auth

ority

to in

vest

igat

e an

d as

sess

a

civi

l m

oney

pen

alty

to

any

pers

on o

r en

tity

invo

lved

in

civi

l do

cum

ent

frau

d re

late

d to

any

re

quire

men

ts u

nder

the

Act

.

��������

��������

Uni

ted

Stat

es D

epar

tmen

t of J

ustic

e Im

mig

ratio

n an

d N

atur

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ER S

TATU

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OU

RC

ES O

F A

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OR

ITY

1.

Title

18

of th

e U

nite

d St

ates

Cod

e

Ther

e ar

e se

vera

l pro

visi

ons u

nder

Titl

e 18

that

spec

ifica

lly re

late

to e

nfor

cem

ent o

f the

im

mig

ratio

n an

d na

tiona

lity

law

s. Th

ese

prov

isio

ns a

re l

iste

d in

The

IN

S In

vest

igat

or’s

H

andb

ook,

App

endi

x 5-

5A (1

985)

or I

NS

Bord

er P

atro

l Han

dboo

k, A

ppen

dix

19-A

(198

5).4

2.

Title

19

of th

e U

nite

d St

ates

Cod

e; C

usto

ms C

ross

-Des

igna

tion

INS

offic

ers

who

hav

e be

en s

peci

fical

ly c

ross

-des

igna

ted

unde

r 19

U.S

.C. §

140

1(i)

may

mak

e su

ch c

usto

ms

arre

sts,

sear

ches

, and

sei

zure

s as

del

inea

ted

by C

usto

ms

Form

55

and

the

Cus

tom

s/B

orde

r Pat

rol M

emor

andu

m o

f Und

erst

andi

ng, d

ated

July

21,

198

6.

3.

Title

21

of th

e U

nite

d St

ates

Cod

e; D

EA C

ross

-Des

igna

tion

INS

offic

ers

who

hav

e be

en s

peci

fical

ly c

ross

-des

igna

ted

unde

r 21

U.S

.C. §

878

may

m

ake

such

lim

ited

arre

sts,

sear

ches

, an

d se

izur

es a

s de

linea

ted

by t

he D

rug

Enfo

rcem

ent

Adm

inis

tratio

n’s

(DEA

) de

lega

tion

of a

utho

rity

to t

he n

amed

age

nt a

nd t

he D

EA/IN

S M

emor

anda

of U

nder

stan

ding

of N

ovem

ber 2

9, 1

973,

and

Aug

ust 1

986.

4.

Loca

l Law

Som

e st

ates

acc

ord

“pea

ce o

ffic

er”

stat

us to

IN

S of

ficer

s st

atio

ned

in th

at s

tate

. The

na

ture

and

ext

ent o

f suc

h “p

eace

off

icer

” au

thor

ity d

epen

ds e

ntire

ly u

pon

appl

icab

le s

tate

law

. IN

S pe

rson

nel s

houl

d co

ntac

t leg

al c

ouns

el fo

r inf

orm

atio

n re

gard

ing

the

exte

nt o

f any

auth

ority

gr

ante

d by

stat

e la

w.

D.

AD

MIN

ISTR

ATI

VE

RE

G

ULA

TIO

NS

Title

8 o

f the

Cod

e of

Fed

eral

Reg

ulat

ions

, in

parti

cula

r Par

t 287

, fur

ther

del

inea

tes t

he

enfo

rcem

ent a

utho

ritie

s of I

NS

offic

ers.

Sect

ion

287.

3 of

the

regu

latio

ns g

over

ns th

e di

spos

ition

of

cas

es o

f alie

ns a

rres

ted

with

out a

war

rant

. Sec

tion

287.

4 go

vern

s pr

oced

ures

for e

xecu

ting,

se

rvin

g, a

nd e

nfor

cing

sub

poen

as. S

ectio

n 28

7.5

give

s an

y im

mig

ratio

n of

ficer

the

pow

er a

nd

auth

ority

to

adm

inis

ter

oath

s in

or

outs

ide

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es.

Sect

ion

287.

7 pr

ovid

es t

hat

imm

igra

tion

deta

iner

s may

be

issu

ed b

y an

imm

igra

tion

offic

er a

s def

ined

in se

ctio

n 10

1(a)

(18)

of

the A

ct, 8

U.S

.C. §

110

1(a)

(18)

, and

onl

y in

the c

ase

of a

n al

ien

who

is a

men

able

to e

xclu

sion

or

dep

orta

tion

proc

eedi

ngs u

nder

any

pro

visi

on o

f law

. In

resp

onse

to C

ongr

essi

onal

man

date

in

sect

ion

287(

a)(5

) of

the

Act

, 8

U.S

.C. §

135

7(a)

(5),

Part

287

will

be

subj

ect

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ubst

antia

l re

visi

on in

con

junc

tion

with

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assu

mpt

ion

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ener

al a

rres

t aut

horit

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imm

igra

tion

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oted

abo

ve, a

pro

pose

d ru

le to

this

eff

ect w

as p

ublis

hed

on O

ctob

er 1

4, 1

992.

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d N

atur

aliz

atio

n Se

rvic

e M

-69:

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Law

of A

nes

t, Se

arch

, and

Se

izur

e fo

r Im

mig

ratio

n O

ffice

rs

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ffic

ial U

se O

nly

VI -

2

Janu

ary

1993

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ffic

ial U

se O

nly

VII

- 1

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ary

1993

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APT

ER

VII

DE

TA

INE

RS

Sect

ion

287(

d) o

f the

Act

man

date

s tha

t the

INS

mak

e a

prom

pt d

eter

min

atio

n w

heth

er

to is

sue

a de

tain

er w

hen

an a

lien

is a

rres

ted

by F

eder

al, S

tate

or l

ocal

law

enf

orce

men

t off

icer

s fo

r a c

ontro

lled

subs

tanc

es v

iola

tion.

The

pro

visi

ons o

f thi

s sec

tion

are

trigg

ered

if th

e of

ficia

l:

(1)

has r

easo

n to

bel

ieve

that

the

alie

n m

ay n

ot h

ave

been

law

fully

adm

itted

into

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es, o

r is o

ther

wis

e no

t law

fully

pre

sent

in th

e U

nite

d St

ates

;

(2)

expe

ditio

usly

info

rms a

n ap

prop

riate

INS

offic

er o

f the

arr

est a

nd o

f fac

ts

conc

erni

ng th

e st

atus

of t

he a

lien;

and

(3)

requ

ests

a p

rom

pt d

eter

min

atio

n.

If a

det

aine

r und

er th

ese

prov

isio

ns is

issu

ed a

nd th

e al

ien

is n

ot o

ther

wis

e de

tain

ed b

y Fe

dera

l, St

ate,

or l

ocal

off

icia

ls, t

he A

ttorn

ey G

ener

al m

ust e

xped

itiou

sly

take

cus

tody

of t

he

alie

n.

Det

aine

rs m

ay a

lso b

e pl

aced

aga

inst

any

oth

er a

lien

who

is a

men

able

to e

xclu

sion

and

de

porta

tion

proc

eedi

ngs

unde

r an

y pr

ovis

ion

of th

e la

w.19

9 Det

aine

rs m

ay o

nly

be is

sued

by

imm

igra

tion

offic

ers

purs

uant

to 8

C.F

.R. §

§ 24

2.2

and

287.

7. A

det

aine

r is

lodg

ed b

y fil

ing

Form

I-2

47 “

Imm

igra

tion

Det

aine

r -

Not

ice

of A

ctio

n by

Im

mig

ratio

n an

d N

atur

aliz

atio

n Se

rvic

e.”

This

doc

umen

t is

mer

ely

a no

tice

to th

e in

stitu

tion

and

a re

ques

t for

thirt

y (3

0) d

ays

notic

e pr

ior t

o re

leas

e of

the

alie

n fro

m c

usto

dy. I

t doe

s no

t lim

it th

e in

stitu

tion’

s di

scre

tion

in

any

deci

sion

aff

ectin

g th

e of

fend

er’s

cla

ssifi

catio

n, w

ork

and

quar

ters

ass

ignm

ent

or o

ther

tre

atm

ent w

hich

he

wou

ld o

ther

wise

rec

eive

, and

this

is s

peci

fical

ly s

tate

d on

the

face

of

the

notic

e. U

nlik

e det

aine

rs is

sued

pur

suan

t to

sect

ion

287(

d) o

f the

Act

, the

se n

otic

es d

o no

t req

uire

th

e IN

S to

take

cus

tody

of t

he a

lien

upon

rele

ase

from

cus

tody

.

The

prov

isio

ns o

f 8 C

.F.R

. § 2

42.2

(a) a

lso

auth

oriz

e de

tain

ers t

o be

issu

ed in

two

othe

r ci

rcum

stan

ces.

Tele

phon

ic d

etai

ners

may

be

plac

ed b

y of

ficer

s. Th

ese

deta

iner

s m

ust

be

conf

irmed

in w

ritin

g w

ithin

twen

ty-f

our (

24) h

ours

of i

ssua

nce.

The

se d

etai

ners

mus

t con

tain

su

bsta

ntia

lly t

he s

ame

lang

uage

in

the

Form

I-2

47,

They

are

als

o m

erel

y a

notic

e to

the

in

stitu

tion

and

a re

ques

t tha

t IN

S be

not

ified

prio

r to

rele

ase

of th

e in

divi

dual

. Thi

s pro

vide

s IN

S of

ficer

s the

opp

ortu

nity

to q

uest

ion

the i

ndiv

idua

l prio

r to

rele

ase t

o de

term

ine w

heth

er h

e or s

he

is a

dep

orta

ble

alie

n w

ho sh

ould

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at t

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ervi

ce r

eque

st.20

0 Thi

s “d

etai

ner”

is u

nlik

e th

ose

prev

ious

ly d

iscu

ssed

bec

ause

it is

not

a m

ere

notic

e an

d re

ques

t for

in

form

atio

n pr

ior t

o re

leas

e. T

his s

ectio

n ap

plie

s onl

y w

hen

the i

ndiv

idua

l is n

o lo

nger

subj

ect t

o de

tent

ion

by th

e cr

imin

al ju

stic

e ag

ency

. It a

utho

rizes

the

alie

n to

be

mai

ntai

ned

in c

usto

dy fo

r “a

per

iod

not

to e

xcee

d fo

rty-e

ight

hou

rs,

in o

rder

to

perm

it as

sum

ptio

n of

cus

tody

by

the

Serv

ice.

”201 A

det

aine

r pl

aced

und

er th

is s

ubse

ctio

n is

an

arre

st w

hich

mus

t be

supp

orte

d by

pr

obab

le c

ause

. The

se d

etai

ners

sho

uld

be f

ollo

wed

by

an O

rder

to S

how

Cau

se. S

ince

it is

di

ffic

ult t

o es

tabl

ish

that

thes

e al

iens

are

like

ly to

abs

cond

bef

ore

a w

arra

nt c

an b

e ob

tain

ed to

su

ppor

t an

arre

st w

ithou

t war

rant

und

er se

ctio

n 28

7(a)

(2) o

f the

Act

, a w

arra

nt o

f arr

est s

houl

d be

issu

ed a

nd s

erve

d up

on th

e al

ien.

Exc

ept a

s pr

ovid

ed in

8 C

.F.R

. § 2

42.2

(a)(

4), a

det

aine

r do

es n

ot b

ind

the

INS

to a

ny f

isca

l re

spon

sibi

lity

until

cus

tody

is

actu

ally

ass

umed

by

the

Serv

ice.

CH

APT

ER

VII

I

POSS

IBL

E C

ON

SEQ

UEN

CE

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PER

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stan

tive

disc

ussi

on o

n cr

imin

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rose

cutio

ns o

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mig

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olat

ions

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MA

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