Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: February 27, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: Daniel P. Banks, Deputy County Administrator
FROM: Louis A. Quinones, Jr., Chief, Corrections Department
CONTACT: Andrea Jones Lowery, Fiscal Manager, Corrections Department
PHONE: (407) 836-3511
DIVISION: Fiscal and Operational Support Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Ratification of Memorandum of Agreement Warrant Service Officer Program between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Orange County.(Fiscal and Operational Support Division)
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PROJECT: Agreement between Orange County, Florida and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
PURPOSE: Orange County has established a Memorandum of Agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to collaborate and promote public safety via participation in the Warrant Service Officer Program (WSO). The WSO facilitates the custodial transfer of specific aliens in Orange County Corrections Department (OCCD) facilities to ICE for removal purposes at the time of the alien's scheduled release from criminal custody. Selected OCCD personnel will be trained, certified, and approved by ICE to perform certain immigration enforcement functions within OCCD facilities.
BUDGET: N/A