ICE gets audited

The Government Accountability Office has issued a report about the 287(g) program. Here’s my summary of the Executive Summary:
ICE needs better management controls over local agencies.
ICE needs better-defined objectives for the program.
ICE needs to spell out a standard supervision policy.
ICE needs to create a standard report for local agencies to use

Some are trying to make this report into something it is not. They claim that local police are acting like renegades and arresting illegal aliens for minor offenses. Actually local police are enforcing the immigration laws of the United States.

In the final analysis it really doesn’t matter HOW a criminal illegal alien is discovered; they qualify for deportation according to the law. The fact that ICE is not prepared for the volume of illegals in local custody does not change the facts.

Once again the feds let us down and somehow it’s the fault of the local cops. Shame on those who paint the problem this way.

And shame on those who call these illegal aliens "victims" simply because 287(g) makes them nervous. It should make them nervous; they aren't supposed to be here. That's how law enforcement works.

For those who like to go to the source, here are the GAO documents:
Link to Executive Summary (1 page- pdf):
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09109high.pdf

Link to Full Report (48 pages- pdf):
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0867.pdf