Local Arrangement for Repatriation of Mexican Nationals
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ATTACHMENT 1 Points of Contact 1. Notification of detention of Mexican nationals and Consular access. Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, California San Ysidro Port of Entry (SYS POE) Consulate of Mexico in Calexico, California 2. Names, positions and contact information of the Officers responsible for receiving Mexican nationals and coordinating repatriation activities. National Institute of Migration (INM) Port of Entry El Chaparral /W-3 Mexicali, BC Port of Entry Mexicali 3. Names, positions and contact information of the Officers responsible for receiving information about the repatriation of persons suspected of committing, or known to have committed, criminal violations and have been identified as being of special interest to the Government of Mexico. Office of the Attorney General of Mexico (PGR) Attaché in San Diego, California Copy of the notification should be sent to: Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, California Protection Department National Institute of Migration 4. Names, positions and contact information of the Officers responsible for delivering the Mexican nationals and coordinating repatriation activities. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) San Diego Field Office San Ysidro / Otay Port of Entry San Ysidro International Liaison Unit (ILU) San Ysidro / Otay Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) San Diego and Calexico Attachments to Local Arrangement for Repatriation of Mexican Nationals 2 Calexico Port of Entry (West) Calexico Port of Entry (East) Andrade Port of Entry Tecate Port of Entry U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) San Diego Sector Boulevard USBP Station Brown Field USBP Station Chula Vista USBP Station El Cajon USBP Station Imperial Beach USBP Station Murrieta USBP Station Campo USBP Station San Clemente USPB Station El Centro Sector Calexico USBP Station El Centro USBP Station Indio USBP Station U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) San Diego Field Office Management San Diego Field Office Staging Facility Otay Detention Facility El Centro Imperial San Diego Attachments to Local Arrangement for Repatriation of Mexican Nationals 3 Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Diego Calexico ATTACHMENT 2 Ports of Repatriation, Schedules of Repatriation and Conditions for Routine Notification of Repatriations of Mexican Nationals The identified Ports of Entry and hours of repatriation in this attachment, except where otherwise outlined in this arrangement, should be applicable to all repatriations conducted by the U.S. Border Patrol, Enforcement and Removal Operations, and Homeland Security Investigations. PORT OF REPATRIATION SCHEDULES OF REPATRIATION SAN YSIDRO / TIJUANA ADULTS AND ACCOMPANIED MINORS: 0600 to Garita 1/Whiskey 2 2200 hours daily. UNACCOMPANIED MINORS: Daily from 0800 to 1600 hours. All repatriations should be coordinated with the Consulate General in San Diego. UNACCOMPANIED / PREGNANT WOMEN: Daily between 0800 to 1800 hours. SPECIAL NEEDS PERSONS REQUIRING FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL TREATMENT: Daily between 0800 to 1800 hours. DONOVAN STATE PRISON RELEASES: Monday – Friday from 0800 to 1600 hours with prior notice to the Consulate General in San Diego and INM in Tijuana. FUGITIVES: Daily with prior notice to the PGR Regional Attaché and the Consulate General in San Diego. Daily repatriation procedures not previously noted may be made through this Port when coordinated with the Consulate General in San Diego and INM in Tijuana. ADULTS AND ACCOMPANIED MINORS: 0600 to CALEXICO WEST / 2200 hours daily. MEXICALI UNACCOMPANIED MINORS: Daily from 0800 to San Diego Attachments to Local Arrangement for Repatriation of Mexican Nationals 4 1600 hours in coordination with the Consulate in Calexico. UNACCOMPANIED / PREGNANT WOMEN: Daily from 0800 to 1800 hours. Exceptions are to be coordinated with the Consulate in Calexico. SPECIAL NEEDS PERSONS REQUIRING FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL TREATMENT: Daily between 0800 to 1800 hours. Exceptions will be coordinated with the Consulate in Calexico. CALIPATRIA AND CENTINELA STATE PRISON RELEASES: Monday – Friday from 0800 to 1600 hours with prior notice to the Consulate in Calexico and INM in Mexicali, Baja California. FUGITIVES: Daily with prior notice to the PGR Regional Attaché and the Consulate in Calexico. Daily repatriation procedures not previously noted may be made through this Port when coordinated with the Consulate in Calexico and INM in Mexicali. CALEXICO EAST / MEXICALI No Repatriations except under established exceptions with appropriate notifications to GOM. ANDRADE / ALGODONES No Repatriations except under established exceptions with appropriate notifications to GOM. Conditions for routine notifications of repatriations of Mexican nationals Consistent with Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Arrangement, the DHS Participants should take into consideration the following conditions for routine notifications of repatriations of Mexican nationals: 1. All notifications for all returns through all ports of entry should be done at least thirty (30) minutes prior to repatriation through telephone, fax or e-mail to the applicable authorities at the ports of entry of repatriation. 2. Before or during the repatriation, the DHS Participants should provide INM a list of the persons to be repatriated from a single office on a single event, which should be stamped as San Diego Attachments to Local Arrangement for Repatriation of Mexican Nationals 5 acknowledgement and proof of formal reception by Mexican nationals. The lists should contain the basic information included in DHS form I-216. 3. When individuals who have been convicted of criminal offenses are being repatriated through formal immigration proceedings, the aforementioned list should also include, whenever possible, the following information: alias, registration number, type of removal, conviction(s), date of conviction(s), and time served. 4. The repatriation of known fugitives wanted by the Government of Mexico should be done separately from the repatriation of other Mexican nationals. These procedures should be consistent with the specific procedures that both Federal governments (Washington D.C. and Mexico City) establish. 5. If a group larger than fifty-five (55) persons is to be repatriated, the DHS Participants should notify INM at least one (1) hour before, to ensure that the appropriate number of Officers is available to reduce the period of delivery and reception of the repatriated Mexican nationals. 6. Mexican nationals to be repatriated directly from the interior of the U.S. should be exclusively delivered through San Ysidro/Tijuana or Calexico/Mexicali ports of entry. 7. Consistent with interior arrangements at originating locations, the Consulates in the interior should receive from DHS Participants lists of Mexican nationals being repatriated and the Consulates in turn should notify appropriate INM offices at the border. 8. The signatory participants should take all feasible steps to ensure that property, valuables, and money retained, are available for return to the rightful owner at the time of initial release from DHS custody. 9. Any exception to the established schedule should be properly coordinated with the appropriate authorities. Exceptions may be made for: . Assisting a vulnerable person . Law enforcement need . Operational tempo DHS Participants should make every effort to notify INM a minimum of thirty (30) minutes prior to repatriating due to exceptions. ATTACHMENT 3 Officers in charge of receiving and/or conveying information about incidents involving alleged misconduct, mistreatment or violations of human rights Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, California Protection Department Consular office at the San Ysidro Port of Entry Consulate of Mexico in Calexico, California San Diego Attachments to Local Arrangement for Repatriation of Mexican Nationals 6 National Institute of Migration (INM) Port of Entry El Chaparral /W-3 Mexicali, Baja California Port of Entry Mexicali U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) ATTACHMENT 4 Repatriation of Persons with Special Needs In addition to the conditions identified in Attachment 2 about Ports and Schedules of Repatriation of persons with special needs, and consistent with Section 12 of this Arrangement, the DHS Participants should consider the following: When applicable within each category below, the DHS Participants and the Consulate should make every effort to obtain the appropriate medical records and all information about the individual, including any contact information about any known family member of the person. 4.1 Repatriation of unaccompanied minors The Consulate General in San Diego or the Consulate in Calexico should be notified to interview the minors. Interviews of unaccompanied minors at the San Ysidro Port of Entry should be held daily from 8:00AM to 3:00PM with two deliveries at 11:00AM and 3:00PM. Interviews of unaccompanied minors at the Calexico Port of Entry should be held daily from 8:00AM to 4:00PM. Interviews should be done personally, telephonically or through the videoconference system. Consular staff should accompany unaccompanied minors during repatriation. Additional interviews should be conducted when a group of at least five (5) unaccompanied minors is ready to be repatriated. DHS Participants should advise the Consulate General