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Timothy J. Casey (#013492)

SCHMITT, SCHNECK, SMYTH & HERROD, P.C.
1221 East Osborn Road, Suite 105
Phoenix, AZ 85014-5540
Telephone: (602) 277-7000
Facsimile: (602) 277-8663
timcasey@azbarristers.com
Maria Brandon (#0004249)
Thomas P. Liddy (#019384)
MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEYS OFFICE
Deputy County Attorneys
Litigation Practice Group
Civil Services Division
Maricopa County Attorneys Office
222 N. Central, Suite 1100
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
602-506-8066
Co-counsel for Defendants Arpaio and MCSO
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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Manuel de Jesus Ortega Melendres, et al.,
No. CV 07-02513-PHX-GMS
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DEFENDANTS SUPPLEMENTAL
STATEMENT OF FACTS RE:
TESTIMONY OF ICE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Defendants.
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20, 2010 (Dkt# 329), Defendants Joseph M. Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriffs
Office submit the following Supplemental Statement of Facts in Support of their Motion for
Summary Judgment and do so under seal:
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Mr. Alonzo Rafael Pena is an employee of the United States Department of
Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). See September 30,
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2010 Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 9, lns. 16-22, attached as Exhibit 1.
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Pursuant to Rule 56(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and pursuant to the Courts
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Mr. Pena served at the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of ICE in Phoenix,
Arizona from October 2006 to the end of March 2008. See September 30, 2010 Deposition
of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 12, ln. 15 to p. 13, ln. 6, attached as Exhibit 1.
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Mr. Pena testified that the 287(g) program allows local law enforcement
officers certified by ICE to enforce federal immigration law. See September 30, 2010
Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 15, lns. 8-23, attached as Exhibit 1.
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Mr. Pena testified that ICE trained the MCSO deputies that became certified
under the 287(g) program. See September 30, 2010 Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p.
18, ln. 20 to p. 20, ln. 13, attached as Exhibit 1.
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While Mr. Pena was ICE SAC in Phoenix, he never had an occasion to report
an MCSO 287(g) certified deputy for racial profiling. See September 30, 2010 Deposition of
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While Mr. Pena was ICE SAC in Phoenix, he never had to confront the
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engaged in racial profiling. See September 30, 2010 Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p.
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While Mr. Pena was ICE SAC in Phoenix, he never reported to ICE
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headquarters in Washington, D.C. that any deputy from the Maricopa County Sheriffs
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Office may have been engaged in racial profiling. See September 30, 2010 Deposition of
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While Mr. Pena was ICE SAC in Phoenix, he did not have concern about, or
voice a complaint to anyone about, the fact that the MCSO was identifying suspected illegal
aliens during traffic stops. See September 30, 2010 Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p.
93, ln. 21 to p. 94, ln. 21, attached as Exhibit 1.
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While Mr. Pena was ICE SAC in Phoenix, he was aware that MCSO non-
287(g) certified officers that had made lawful traffic stops and had reasonable suspicion that
someone in the vehicle may be in the country unlawfully were calling for assistance of
MCSO 287(g) certified officers. See September 30, 2010 Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena
at p. 96, ln. 23 to p. 98, ln. 20, attached as Exhibit 1.
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During the 2008 ICE audit of the 287(g) field program between ICE and the
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MCSO, the United States Attorneys Office responsible for immigration issues had no
complaint about the MCSOs 287(g) program or the MCSOs compliance with the
Memorandum of Agreement between ICE and the MCSO. See September 30, 2010
Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 122, ln. 11 to p. 123, ln. 10, attached as Exhibit 1;
see also Exhibit 11 to the Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena, attached as Exhibit 2.
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in ICE priorities directed by the new executive administration. See September 30, 2010
Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 153, ln. 5 to p. 155 ln. 4; see also p. 155 ln. 12 to p.
156, ln. 3, attached as Exhibit 1.
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ICE terminated the MCSOs 287(g) field authority in 2009 because of a change
Mr. Pena testified that the MCSO did not violate the Memorandum of
Agreement in any manner except on one occasion in regards to providing the public with
information and/or publicity. See September 30, 2010 Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at
p. 156, ln. 25, to p. 157, ln. 10, attached as Exhibit 1.
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At no time did Mr. Pena ever write to Sheriff Arpaio or the MCSO any letter or
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authority. See September 30, 2010 Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 157, lns. 12-19,
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Mr. Jason Douglas Kidd is an ICE employee and served in 2006-09 in
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Mr. Kidd worked closely with MCSO personnel in the 287(g) program and the
implementation of it under the ICE-MCSO Memorandum of Agreement. See October 1,

2010 Deposition of Jason Douglas Kidd at p. 19, lns. 4-9, attached as Exhibit 3.
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The MCSO advised Mr. Kidd when it was planning on conducting a saturation
patrol that might encompass the MCSOs 287(g) authority. See October 1, 2010 Deposition
of Jason Douglas Kidd at p. 20, ln. 18 to p. 21, ln. 14, attached as Exhibit 3. Mr. Kidd also
received from the MCSO in advance the MCSO Operations Plans for certain saturation
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patrols. Id. at p. 34, ln. 18 to p. 35, ln. 11. Mr. Kidd also received from the MCSO post-
saturation patrol Shift Summaries. Id. at p. 36, ln. 7 to p. 37, ln. 11.
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Mr. Kidd was also involved in training MCSO deputies regarding 287(g)
authority. See October 1, 2010 Deposition of Jason Douglas Kidd at p. 21, lns. 15 to p. 22,
ln. 11, attached as Exhibit 3.
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Mr. Kidd testified that ICE provided MCSO 287(g) deputies with training
regarding racial profiling. See October 1, 2010 Deposition of Jason Douglas Kidd at p. 23,
ln. 1 to p. 24, ln. 17, attached as Exhibit 3.
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Mr. Kidd is familiar with the MCSOs use of saturation patrols. See October 1,
2010 Deposition of Jason Douglas Kidd at p. 25, lns. 6-12, attached as Exhibit 3. Mr. Kidd
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attended some MCSO saturation patrols and stationed himself at the MCSO command
center. Id. at p. 26, lns. 3-14. Mr. Kidd attended some of the saturation patrols as an ICE
observer. Id. at p. 27, lns. 13-15.
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Mr. Kidd never expressed to the MCSO any criticism of its use of saturation
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Mr. Kidd was knowledgeable or aware of the fact that the MCSO saturation
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verbally, to the MCSO any concerns about the MCSO using traffic stops and during those
stops identifying people in the country unlawfully. Id. at p. 33, ln. 16 to p. 34, ln. 17.
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ICE was responsible for supervising MCSO 287(g) deputies when they
exercised their 287(g) authority. See October 1, 2010 Deposition of Jason Douglas Kidd at
p. 38, lns. 16-19, attached as Exhibit 3.
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Mr. Kidd never expressed any concern to the MCSO that MCSO 287(g)
certified officers were racially profiling Latinos. See October 1, 2010 Deposition of Jason
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Mr. Kidd has no knowledge that any MCSO 287(g) deputy ever used race as a
basis for making a traffic stop or in using their 287(g) authority. See October 1, 2010
Deposition of Jason Douglas Kidd at p. 43, lns. 6-18, attached as Exhibit 3.
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Under the 287(g) program, the MCSO had the highest rate of encountering and
removing persons that were in the United States unlawfully of any local law enforcement
agencies in a 287(g) program in the country. See October 1, 2010 Deposition of Jason
Douglas Kidd at p. 46, ln. 20 to p. 47, ln. 10, attached as Exhibit 3.
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Mr. Kidd testified that a foreign national working for compensation while
visiting the United States on a tourist visa is in violation of federal law and out-of-status. See
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DATED this 29th day of April, 2011.
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s/Timothy J. Casey______
Timothy J. Casey
Schmitt, Schneck, Smyth & Herrod, P.C.
1221 E. Osborn Rd., Suite 105
Telephone: (602) 277-7000
Facsimile:(602) 277-8663
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on April 29th, 2011, I electronically transmitted the attached
document to the Clerks Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a
Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants:
The Honorable G. Murray Snow
United States District Court
401 West Washington Street,
Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2158
Stanley Young, Esq.
Stephen Chien, Esq.
Andrew Carl Byrnes, Esq.
COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP
333 Twin Dolphin Road
Redwood Shores, California 94065
Counsel for Plaintiffs
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Daniel Pochoda, Esq.

Annie Lai, Esq.
ACLU FOUNDATION
OF ARIZONA
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Monica M. Ramirez, Esq.

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS PROJECT
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Nancy Ramirez, Esq.
MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE
AND EDUCATION FUND
634 S. Spring Street, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90014
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Thomas Liddy, Esq.
MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEYS OFFICE
Deputy County Attorneys
Litigation Practice Group
Civil Services Division
Maricopa County Attorneys Office
222 N. Central, Suite 1100
Co-counsel for Defendants Arpaio and MCSO
s/Eileen Henry______
Eileen Henry, Paralegal
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EXHIBIT 1 TO:
DEFENDANTS' SUPPLEMENTAL
TESTIMONY OF ICE WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION
FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
No. CV 07-02513-PHX-GMS

Manuel de Jesus Ortega Melendres,
et al.,
Plaintiffs,
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Joseph M. Arpaio, et al.,

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VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF ALONZO RAFAEL PENA

SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
Phoenix, Arizona
September 30, 2010
9:22 a.m.
REPORTED BY:
CATHY J. TAYLOR, RPR

Certified Reporter
Certificate No. 50111
PREPARED FOR:
MR. THOMAS P. LIDDY

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Close to 30.
Okay. Thank you for your service.
Thank you.
Would you tell me a little bit about your
educational background after high school.
A. I went to Pan American University in Edinburg,
Texas. I -- after college, I went into the Texas Department
of Public Safety, and I went to their law enforcement
academy. After-- and which -- during that service, quite a
few in-service and other trainings during that period I was a
state -- state trooper.
Then under Customs, I attended a basic agent
academy in Glynco, Georgia. It's the federal academy for all
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a -- an advanced Customs academy.
Then I -- when I -- well, from trooper, excuse
me, I went to the ATF basic agent academy, then to the
advanced ATF academy -- academy in Glynco, Georgia. Then I
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anything that might affect your ability to remember details

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Q. Good morning.
A. Good morning.
Q. Thank you for making yourself available.
I'm Thomas Liddy, and I am an attorney for the
County in the Office of Special Litigation. And this is my
colleague, Maria Brandon, who works in our office with us.
And we represent Sheriff Arpaio, the defendant in this case.
Would you please give us for the record your
full name.
A. Alonzo Rafael Pena.
Q. Mr. Pena, where are you currently employed?
A. I'm currently employed in Washington, D.C., with
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objection. Don't talk over them. And when you give your
answers, just give them as clearly as best of your
recollection so the court reporter can hear.
How long have you been working for the
Department of Homeland Security?
A. Since its creation in 2003.
Q. And prior to the creation of the Department of
Homeland Security, where were you employed?
A. I was employed by the Department of Treasury with
the US Customs Service. And prior to that, I was part of the
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A. In 1984. I believe it was February of 1984.
Q. And any previous employment?
A. I was a Texas state trooper in 1982 to -- till I
left and went to ATF.
Q. Okay. And prior to that?
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did 16 hours. I also attended the John F. Kennedy School of

Government at Harvard University. I attended a -- a
leadership -- government leadership course there as well.
Q. Okay. Now, you've stated that you're currently
employed in the Department of Homeland Security office in
Washington, D.C. And prior to working there, where were
you -- where was your duty station?
A. In Mexico City at the US Embassy.
Q. And when were you there?
A. I believe I was there from July the 9th, 2008, till
May of 2009. I believe that's the -- those are the -- the
period of time.
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US Embassy, where were you posted?
A. Here in Arizona.
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for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Phoenix.
Q. Now, is SAC, S-A-C, an acronym for the special
agent in charge?
A. Correct.
Q. And was that your title?
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A Yes.
Q. And how long were you posted as the special agent
Richard Crocker. Underneath those deputies are assistant

special agent in charges. And I believe it was Pat Schmidt.
Terri Tollefson. And shortly after I arrived, there was a
third special -- assistant special agent in charge added to
the roster here in Phoenix, and that was Angel, Angel,
Rascon. And in Tucson, Deputy Crocker had, I believe, two
ASACs as well.
Q. At the time you were serving at the SAC, were you
familiar with the 287(g) program generally?
A Generally, yes.
Q. Would you in your own words tell us what 287(g)
stands for and what the 287(g) program is generally.
A The 287(g) program is a -- is referred to by a -the -- the statute of -- of federal law that was, I
believe -- I can't remember if it was '96 -- 1996, '98, when
it was -- was enacted. And it was under the Department of
Justice where -- during the old INS where It was a statute of
law that based on certain training and supervision, that ICE
could -- or at the time it was the Department of Justice
under Justice Immigration and Naturalization could
cross"designate the authorities of -- of -- of immigration
officers to state and local law enforcement agents, again,
based on a particular training and supervision.
Q. Okay. And did you have the opportunity to work
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and -- and Marcie Forman was the Director of Investigations.
So the special agent in charge reports to the director
through the deputy.
Q. And was the Deputy Director Mr. Reid posted in
Arizona or in Washington or elsewhere?
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Q. When was the first time that you became aware of
the 287(g) program?
A I believe it was -- I was -- the first time was I
was in Washington, D.C., on assignment from my position as
the agent -- special agent in charge in San Antonio. And
while in Washington, D.C., there was discussion about monies
that Congress had appropriated for ICE to -- to advan ce the

program for training and equipment and the necessary
obligations that would come with the 287(g) program.
And I remember discussions in headquarters
about how this money was going to be used,-where it was going
to be used, which -- which agency that's at. And I believe

that was the first time that I became aware of the 287(g)
program.
Q. Do you recall what year that was?
A It would have had to be somewhere before -- I was
in San Antonio from 2004 to 2006, so I would -- it was in -in that window of time.
Q. So you were not working for Customs then? You were
working for the Department of Homeland Security?
A I was working for the Department of Homeland
Security, yes.
Q. Okay. And the federal law that you were referring
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A Yeah. There is a -- a training course. It's
divided into two different areas. One is a task force model,
and one is a jail model. The officers, they have -- there's
a certain criteria, I think the amount of time that they've
been on duty. There's a back -- background provisions
that -- that are done.
And -- and so once the -- the personnel has
been identified and they've cleared the background, this
training, dependent on whether they're going to be a task
force officer on the street, an investigator patrolman, or
they're going to be in the jail model, they -- they receive
training that's provided by -- by ICE and -- and I don't
remember whether it's -- what -- the -- the task force model
is a little longer than the jail model. I don't know, but
one's 10 weeks and one's 12 weeks or there's a different -but it -- I do know that the task force model gets a little
additional training than -- than the jail model.
And then they during that -- during the course
of training, there's certain exams that have to be passed.
And -- and based on -- on -- and I don't know what the -the -- the -- the cutoff pass -- pass grade is. But those
that complete the training -- successfully complete the
training are then certified as -- as 287(g) officers.
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or -- or whatever the factors were.
So it -- it's -- it -- it would be -- I mean,
I can't say exactly how it would be -- dependent on the
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and it would be investigated.
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did you ever report an MCSO 287(g) officer for racial
profiling?
A No, I did not.
Q. Did you ever confront the Maricopa County Sheriff's
Office for one of its officers racial profiling?
A No, I did not.
Q. And did you ever notify ICE headquarters that there
was racial profiling on the part of a 287(g) certified
officer at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office?
A I never notified Washington that there was
incidents of racial profiling in Maricopa County.
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were they -- were they -- were they in --you know, were
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had not violated any state laws -- oh, excuse me -- that that
person, that detainee, had not violated any state laws, that
the non-trained officer would have to request a trained
deputy to respond to the scene?
THE WITNESS: Here -- here in the state of
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any law enforcement officer, whether he's 287(g) trained or
not, that if he made a legal traffic stop -- and if that's
the question -- and -- and the -- in the course of his duty
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has -- and your -- and your question, if I followed it right,
has some type of reasonable suspicion that the person may be,
can he call a -- a trained 287(g) officer to further the
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A. I would say that is correct.
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Q. Okay. And who was your counterpart at the FBI, the
special agent in charge of the Phoenix field office?
A I don't remember his name right now. He's since
retired, and I -- John. I can't -- I don't remember John's
last name.
Q. Okay. We can find it. Thank you.
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MS. STRANGE: I'm going to -- excuse me for a
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A. I came when I had that meeting to -- to discuss
with them that a review had taken place with -- for the
particular--for MCSO and that the decision in Washington
had been made to only renew the jail model of the agreement.
Q. So it is your recollection that when the new
administration's priorities were reflected in the new MOA, it
included terms and conditions for the operation of a jail
model only and not a task force model?
MS. STRANGE: Objection -MR. POCHODA: Objection.
MS. STRANGE: -- to form.
MR. POCHODA: Form and foundation.
THE WITNESS: When I came to that meeting, I
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A. Well, my testimony is that -- that under the new
administration, all MOAs were --were --were--were --were
going to be rewritten to conform to the new priorities of the
current administration and -- and particularly of ICE's.
Q. And when you refer to all MOAs, you're referring to
MOAs throughout the country, not just in Maricopa County -A. Correct.
Q. --Arizona?
A. Correct. That's what I'm referring to.
Q. And that those new MOAs would contain terms that
would reflect the new administration's priorities?
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reflected that?
A. Yes. I believe I brought a copy of it and asked
the sheriff -- that I would leave it with him and that it
would require to be signed here locally by -- as it was in
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than what you previously referred to involving press
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availabilities and press conferences?
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Q. I'm Dan Pochoda, the.counsel for the plaintiffs in
this underlying action.
MR. POCHODA: And let me start by giving this
major piece to the reporter for number which we'll just
continue.
BY MR. POCHODA:
Q. Mr. Pena, I've given you what's been marked as an
exhibit, Exhibit 15. That includes for the first 31 pages
the first amended complaint in this case of Ortega
Melendres vs. Arpaio.
Do you see that?
MS. BRANDON: Do you have a Bates stamp on it?
MR. POCHODA: There is no Bates stamp. It's a
pleading.
THE WITNESS: Yes, I do, sir.
MR. POCH ODA: It was provided to -- the hard
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MR. LIDDY: We're looking for them.
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FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
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Cuff, Meagan A (CTR)

From:
Sent:
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Friday, September 19, 2008 4:46

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Subject:
Summary of the Maricopa County 2879 Inspection
All,
The Maricopa County 287iii!ns

eetion closeout occurred a short whlle ago. Attending were for OPR, SAC
- acting AFOD
, and Maricopa County Chief Deputy Brian Sands. ~ot prese,nl
'i'he'flrSt'Subject of discussion was to ay's Arizona Republic editorial critical of the Sheriff, which seemed to Influence Chief
Sands to counsel the Sheriff not to do publicity for this inspection.
As expected, only minor deficiencies were discovered during the Inspection. The learn tlescrlbed the MCSO program as
follows.
MCSO has conducted approximately 150,000 Interviews of arrestee and processed about 14,000 for removal. Almost
all of the processing occurs ln the jail after arrest for a state or local violation.
The 2879 trained street deputies are assigned to Community Action Teams (CAT). The CAT ls ldentlfied in the MOA.
The focus Is on crime in geographic areas and the deputies use all of their law enforcement aUlhorjty during the
operations. MCSO develops operations plans for the CAT team activity, and shares the plans with the SAC office.
Arrests are for vlolatlons of state or local laws. All arrestees are brought to the jail and those.subject to removal are
processed for rarnoval.
The number of trained deputies agreed upon rn the MOA is 160 although there are currently 189 trained. to
accommodate rotations. A process needs to be developed to de-authorize 287g trained officers.
Of note was that morale was generally low among the 40 deputies (recent hires) assigned to the )all who process for
removal (morale among all of the jail depUlies is low understandably, as they would prefer to be on the street).
These 40 feel that processing Is an added burden to the already burdensome jail assignment. MCSO would Uke a
steady flow of newly trained deputies to allow for rotation out of the Jail.
The team conducted the following external Interviews

USAO - chief who handles Immigration violations- hadno complaints about the program
FBI SAC reported that !here were very few complaints of the Sheriff's office; the SAC compUmenled both ICE and
theMCSO.
Maricopa County Attorney (DA) - had no complaints about the program
The 287g inspection team wlll produce a fuller report on their return to the offlcs .
Director
OHS/ICE Office of Profossional Responsibility
ICE 582
9/14/2009
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October 1, 2010
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County, Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
MS. BRANDON: Maria Brandon on behalf of
Maricopa County Public -- Sheriff Arpaio.
MS. STRANGE: Elizabeth Strange on behalf of
ICE.
THE VIDEOGRAPHER: You may swear the witness,
please.
Q. Mr. Kidd, where are you currently employed?

A. I'm the assistant attache in Bern, Switzerland, for
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
And are you stationed at the United States Embassy?
I am.
And how long have you worked there?
Since August of 2010.
And where did you work immediately preceding that
posting?
A. I was the deputy special agent in charge in
Phoenix, Arizona -- acting deputy special agent in charge in
Phoenix, Arizona, for ICE.
Q. Is that position sometimes referred to in all caps
as the DSACPhoenix?
A. Yes.
Q. And when did you start working as the DSAC Phoenix?
A. In September 2009.
Q. Okay. And prior to serving as the deputy special
agent in charge in Phoenix, where were you employed?
A. In Phoenix, Arizona, as the assistant special agent
in charge from 2008.
Q. Also at ICE?
A. Yes.
Q. Prior to that?
A. In Phoenix, Arizona, as a group supervisor for ICE.
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Q. Okay. If at any time I ask a question that is

unclear to you, please ask me to rephrase it and clarify it.
Also, there -- these proceedings are subject
to a protective order, and there are also limitations on the
areas of inquiry for this deposition, which I think you're
aware of.
A. Yes.
Q. If at any time you feel that I'm asking you -- that
a response to a question that I've posed to you calls for
protected information, please let me know, and I will narrow
the scope of the question -A. Okay.
Q. -- accordingly.
This protective order we have had marked as
Exhibit Number 32, and it is protective order regarding the
depositions of former and current ICE employees. I want to
put that on the record.
A. Uh-huh.
Q. In addition to that, there is a -- a Touhy letter,
which spells out in detail the rationale for and the
specifics of the limitations on the scope of this deposition.
And it's a letter addressed to you from Susan Mathias dated
September 24th, 2010, from the US Immigration and Customs
Enforcement. And that's been marked as Exhibit Number 33.
A. Okay.
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. July 2006.
How long have you been working with ICE?
Since its beginning in February 2003 or March 2003.
And would you tell us your assignments from
February 2003 up until July 2006.
A. In February 2003, I was a special agent in Houston,
Texas. And I transferred in 2- -- well, I transferred to
Atlanta, Georgia, in July 2003. And then in July 2006, as a
group supervisor in Atlanta, Georgia. In July 2006, I
transferred to Phoenix as a group supervisor -- excuse me -supervisor.
Q. Thank you.
Prior to your employment with ICE, where were
you employed?
A. The Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Q. That was prior to the creation of the Department of
Homeland Security?
A. That's correct.
Q. And under which department did you work?
A. Department of Justice.
Q. Justice.
And how long were you employed there?
A. Since October 2000 -- or October 1992.
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Public Safety. Phoenix Police Department. Mesa Police
Department. Florence Police Department.
I can't think if I'm missing any off the top
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Q. Did all of these law enforcement agencies have
personnel that were 287(g) certified?
A. Either certified or in the training when -- before
I left, yes.
Q. What is the 287(g) program?
A. The 287(g) program was designed and -- and
started -- I should say was used to -- as a force multiplier
to be able to give state and local law enforcement the
ability to enforce immigration laws.
Q. So is it your understanding that the 287(g) program
only acted as a force multiplier for ICE's activities with
regard to immigration law?
A. The 287(g) program was for the immigration law.
Q. Right. So the 287(g) certified officers would not
use their 287(g) authority in the other areas of
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Q. Okay. Thank you.
Did you personally work directly with Maricopa
County Sheriff's Office employees that were certified under
the 287(g) program?
A. We didn't work in the same building or anything of
that nature. I worked closely with them on the program and
the implementation of it.
Q. Okay. What did you do as the DSAC while you were
coordinating efforts with the Maricopa County Sheriffs
Office 287(g) certified officers?
THE WITNESS: Can you rephrase? I mean,
that's -- the DSAC jobs are very broad -BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Okay.
A. -- in responsibility.
Q. Right. Well, I want to narrow the scope of the
question to the DSAC responsibilities only with respect to
your activities with Maricopa County Sheriff's Office 287(g)
certified officers.
A. Okay.
Q. What activities did you undertake in that regard?
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have other -- some of our 287(9) trained officers were also

cross-certified with Title 19 and enforced customs and other
violations that ICE prosecuted.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Yes. But when they were cross-certified, they were
using their other certification -A. Correct.
Q. -- as being a force multiplier for ICE and not
their 287(g) certification, is that correct?
THE WITNESS: It's -- they kind of run
together if you're working a gang case or things like that.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. So is it your testimony that it is not always clear
which authority a local law enforcement personnel would be
operating under, be it Title 19 or 287(g), when they are
acting as a force multiplier for ICE?
MR. POCHODA: Objection. Form. Foundation.
THE WITNESS: I wouldn't say it's not clear.
I would say that they run together sometimes.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Okay. So would it be your testimony that it is
clear that they run together?
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consulting with the Maricopa County, their command staff, and
looking into any type of situation that may arise that would
cause question and reporting back to ICE headquarters and to
others on the activities.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Whom did you meet with in the command staff of the
Maricopa County Sheriffs Office when you were undertaking
these responsibilities?
A. I met with Sheriff Arpaio on many occasions.
Chief Brian Sands. Chief Jerry Sheridan. Occasionally Ray
Chu ray from Maricopa, but not necessarily with the 287
program. Lieutenant Joe Sousa. Lieutenant Irene Irby.
Q. Did you ever accompany Maricopa County Sheriffs
Office law enforcement personnel that were 287(g) certified
to the field when they were utilizing their 287(g) authority?
A. No.
Q. While you were coordinating with the Maricopa
County Sheriffs Office, were you provided advance notice of
their 287(g) certified officers being deployed to the field
to use their 287(g) authority?
MR. POCHODA: Objection. Form. Foundation.
THE WITNESS: I wasn't told they were going to
use their authority. I was told that there were operations
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Q. All right. And, generally speaking, how much
advance notice would you receive from them prior to them
going operational?
THE WITNESS: The time varied. Some
operations I knew two weeks in advance. Some operations I
didn't find out till the day before.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. And were there some instances when you did not find
out until the operations were ongoing or after they had
occurred?
A Not thatl recall.
Q. Were you involved in any way in the training of
Maricopa County Sheriffs Office personnel who became 287(g)
certified?
A Yes.
Q. Would you describe your involvement.
A In 2007, I began coordinating the classes, bringing
in instructors, instructing and putting together background
packets and getting the background interviews and
coordinating those with Maricopa County and with ICE
headquarters.
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with your students when you were part of the certification
process?
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students in the classroom setting.
Q. Do you know if other faculty members in this 287
certification process raised the issue of racial profiling?
THE WITNESS: Yes. There's a course of
instruction on the use of race and some other related topics
that are part of the curriculum, and I was there for several
of those courses.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Would you describe for us the information that was
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they don't know how things actually work in each district.
So they have the local people instruct in that block.
Q. Okay. So the faculty for this training came from
outside Arizona?
A Most of the time.
Q. And so they were not familiar with some of the
local activities in Customs?
A Correct.
Q. And so you filled that gap as part of the training
for the 287 certified officers?
A Yes.
Q. Can you give us some specific examples of some of
the information which you would provide to your students in
that regard.
A One of the specific examples I would talk about
would be our alien smuggling activities within Arizona, what
ICE does, a general overview of ICE and their
responsibilities and how our alien smuggling program works
within and compliments the 287(g) program.
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profiling in the certification process other than the DOJ
guidelines?
A Some of the statutory authority and issues of
probable cause, reasonable suspicion and other policy -- ICE
policy is discussed around that time frame.
Q. What is racial profiling?
A It's the use of race to -- as a determining factor
for a law enforcement activity.
Q. And what do you mean by determining factor?
A To single out or decide to use their race as a
means of deciding which person you encounter or talk to.
Q. Does racial profiling entail using race as the sole
factor in making determinations about law enforcement
decisions?
A No. It's -- it talks about using it ever as a
factor is what the guidelines talk about.
(Ms. Nancy Ramirez joins proceedings.)
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Is racial profiling illegal?
THE WITNESS: I don't know that there's a law.
I know that there are lawsuits about it. I would have to
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Q. Are you familiar with the term saturation patrol?
A. Yes.
Q. What is a saturation patrol?
A. The way I'm most familiar with it is the way
Maricopa County was -- or is using saturation patrol to bring
in extra officers to an area to look for violations of state
law and encounter those people.
Q. Are you aware of saturation patrols used as a
tactic by law enforcement agencies outside of Maricopa
County?
THE WITNESS: Yes. I've heard of other and
talked to other law enforcement that-- and they may call it
something different, but they -- they talk about going after
crime using this type of method.
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A. Yes.
Q. And in other areas in Arizona but outside of
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A. Not -- not really. I mean, there were several
detention and task force officers there.
Q. Would it be accurate to describe your actions at
the command center as supervisory?
THE WITNESS: No.
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Q. Would it be accurate to describe your activities at
the command center as observer?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you recall the location of the command centers
during the saturation patrols in which you were present for a
time at the command center?
THE WITNESS: I wouldn't be able to give you
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THE WITNESS: On at least one of the
saturation patrols, it was in Guadalupe, and I went out to
that. And it was in -- the command center was in Guadalupe.
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patrol in Mesa?
A. I don't recall.
Q. Did you visit the command center during a
saturation patrol in Phoenix?
A. At least one of them, I did.
Q. Did you visit the command center at a saturation
patrol in Fountain Hills?
A. No.
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A No, not without some research.
Q. Why did you attend those saturation patrols? Or
let me rephrase that.
Why did you visit the command post during
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A We were informed that they were -- through Maricopa
County would likely encounter subjects and be using the
287(g) authority, and we went out to observe and be able to
have people on scene if there were questions once the
authority was used.
Q. Do you recall whether there any -- do you recall
whether any questions arose during the saturation patrols
that you visited in either Guadalupe or Phoenix?
A I recall in Guadalupe there was at least one
question, and it was fielded by someone else that I had come
out.
Q. Do you recall who that person was?
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MS. STRANGE: Objection. Form.
THE WITNESS: Not that I recall.
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Q. Are you familiar with the term zero tolerance?
A Yes.
Q. What is zero tolerance?
A In the law enforcement setting, zero tolerance is
used to describe encountering, talking to and citing or
prosecuting anything within the purview or sight of the law
enforcement officer in that particular area at that
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when employed in that regard, involves all statutes or just
specific criminal statutes?
THE WITNESS: It's my understanding that it
involves all style -- all statutes that they're eligible to
prosecute or enforce.
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MR. POCHODA: Objection.
MR. POCH ODA: Formation -- foundation.
THE WITNESS: Yes.
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A No.
Q. While you were visiting the command post in
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certified personnel that was outside conformance with the
MOA?
MS. STRANGE: Foundation.
THE WITNESS: No.
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activity by Maricopa County Sheriffs Office certified
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In your experience as the DSAC in Phoenix,
were you ever aware of the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office
employing the tactic of zero tolerance?
THE WITNESS: I don't remember receiving
anything that used those words.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. While you were serving as the DSAC in Phoenix, were
you aware that Maricopa County sheriffs officers could
encounter a subject that could be charged with Arizona laws
and not federal immigration laws?
THE WITNESS: Yes.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Would that include traffic violations?
A Yes.
Q. Would that include during saturation patrols?
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A. Yes.
Q. While you were serving as DSAC, were you aware that
Maricopa County Sheriff Office crime suppression patrols also
encountered individuals that were charged with not having
legal status as aliens present in the United States?
THE WITNESS: Yes.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Did you ever express in writing any concerns to
Maricopa County Sheriff or sheriff's office personnel that
you had regarding MCSO personnel identifying aliens without
legal status present in the United States during civil
traffic stops?
THE WITNESS: I don't recall having -- putting
anything in writing about that.
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A. I reviewed the operations plans, and they were
talking about prosecuting state crime.
Q. So the answer is, yes, you did review the
operations plans?
A. Operations plans, yes.
Q. Okay. Why did you review the operations plans?
THE WITNESS: They were sent to me in advance
as a notification.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Why were they sent to you if they did not involve
potential use of 287(g) authority?
THE WITNESS: They were sent to me because
they were operations that the Human Smuggling Unit was doing,
and they could involve the use of 287(g). So they would send
them to me.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. What is the Human Smuggling Unit?
A. It's a group within Maricopa County Sheriff's
Office of deputies and detention officers that work human
smuggling within the County of Arizona.
Q. Did you ever meet with any of the members of the
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A Yes.
Q. Were any of them Hispanic?
A. Yes.
Q. Were more than one of them Hispanic?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you ever review shift summaries of the Maricopa
County Sheriff's Office?
A. Yes.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. What is a shift summary?
A. The shift summary was a document prepared and
transferred -- or transmitted to ICE regarding like a
post-action report of an operation and entailed several
details of that operation.
Q. What were some of the types of details that would
be included in a shift summary?
A. A shift summary would include a number of arrests,
number of aliens that were arrested of those -- of the total '
number arrested, how many of those were illegal aliens. It
would include how many -- where -- what country they were
from, the male or female, juvenile or adult, custody status,
how they were processed, the way they were encountered and
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5J Q. What other information did the shift summaries
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7] A. Sometimes if there was a -- an incident or
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but were not arrested present in the shift summaries?
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mentioned before of incidents.
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1] signatory authority to sign those charging documents and

2] accept those aliens into ICE custody from Maricopa County.
3J Q. Describe for me the charging documents you referred
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7J A. Yes.
BJ Q. And would you describe for me, to the best of your
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13J alien and also the warrant of arrest for immigration
14J violations. Those documents were prepared by Maricopa County
15] Sheriffs officers.
16] Q. Were the sheriffs officers that prepared those
17] documents 287(g) certified?
18] A. Yes.
19] Q. Would the biographical data in the charging sheets
20J include country of origin?
21J A. Yes.
22] Q. Ethnicity?
23] A. No.
24] Q. Sex?
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A. Yes, when I was a group supervisor.
Q. Tell me about that responsibility.
A. When Maricopa County would exercise their 287(g)
authority following an -- an encounter and the clearance of
all state law or state violations, they would then talk to
the person about their alienage. And occasionally they would
have questions as to whether they could detain, transport,
whether the -- and other technical questions regarding
determining -- determining alienage, and they would call me.
Q. And would you answer the questions yourself?
A. Either myself or one of the people that worked for
me would, yes.
Q. Did ICE supervise the Maricopa County Sheriffs
Office when it was exercising its 287(g) authority?
THE WITNESS: Yes.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Describe for me, if you will, how that supervision
was carried out.
A. It depended on what operation and where they might
be. In general, it would take place telephonically at first,
and then later on review of the documents produced and
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white/black, or might there also be other potential options,
such as Latino or Hispanic or Asian?
A. I believe Asian is one. The FBI does not accept
Hispanic or Latino. It's either white, black, Asian and I
think other. But Hispanics are not put into either of
those -- any of those. They're just put into white.
Q. So is it your understanding that it's the practice
of federal law enforcement that when they take into custody
and charge an individual who is Hispanic or Latino, that they
are categorized as white?
A. Correct.
Q. What is Hispanic?
A. It's a term used to describe people of some -- that
are -- have some Hispanic origins from countries to include
Mexico, many are South America, Spain and other countries.
Q. So is it a term used to describe someone whose
country of origin's native language is Spanish?
THE WITNESS: I don't think so. I don't know
if Portugese and things like that might be included. I don't
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THE WITNESS: I don't -- I don't know. I've
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Q. But, in your experience, those terms are not used
in official documents by federal law enforcement?
A No.
Q. Can you describe for me any other activities you
undertook in your -- in carrying out your duties as
supervising MCSO 287(g) -- 287(g) personnel.
THE WITNESS: Coordinating training.
Recurring training. Signing documents. Answering questions.
Setting up equipment. Getting computer equipment put into

the processing locations and reviewing those locations.
Basically implementing the program.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Okay. Would you describe for me some of the
recurring training of 287(g) personnel for Maricopa County
Sheriffs Office that was conducted while you were working
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Q. Sure. Were you ever aware of MCSO 287(g) certified
personnel using race to determine whether or not to make a
traffic stop?
MR. POCHODA: Objection. Form -MS. STRANGE: Objection. Foundation.
MR. POCHODA: -- and foundation.
THE WITNESS: No.
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Q. Were you ever aware of MCSO 287(g) personnel using
race when using their 287(g) authority?
MR. POCHODA: Asked and answered.
THE WITNESS: No.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Are you aware of any allegations of racial
profiling made against any Maricopa County Sheriffs Office
personnel?
A Yes. I was notified about this lawsuit.
Q. Were you ever aware of -- well, let me withdraw
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County Sheriff or Maricopa County Sheriffs Office personnel
any of your professional concerns about the use of racial
profiling by a Maricopa County Sheriffs Office 287(g)
certified personnel?
THE WITNESS: Not that I recall.
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Q. Were you ever made aware of any information or
allegations regarding Maricopa County Sheriffs Office
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THE WITNESS: I was sent a copy of the lawsuit
and the -- in this case and read through it.
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Q. So is it your testimony that prior to receiving
information about this lawsuit, you did not know of any
allegations against Maricopa County Sheriffs Office
personnel regarding racial profiling?
THE WITNESS: I was not notified of any
allegations. I read them in the paper like everyone else.
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Q. And the allegations you read in the paper, are
those that are the basis of this lawsuit?
A I don't know.
Q. Were you ever asked by your supervisors to
investigate allegations of racial profiling by Maricopa
County Sheriffs Office law enforcement personnel that were
287(g) certified?
A No.
Q. Were you familiar with the Memorandum of Agreement
between ICE and the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office
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MR. LIDDY: Can you -- where are we on
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THE COURT REPORTER: 34.
MR. UDDY: 34. May I ask you to mark that as
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MR. LIDDY: Here. Hand it to me.
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Number 34 -MR. POCHODA: What is it?
MR. LIDDY: -- a document that appears to be a
record of an e-mail. It is identified by Bates number
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G-U-R-U-L-E, to three individuals, the first of which is
Katrina Kane, K-A-N-E, and it is dated March 11th, 2008.
Have you found a copy of that?
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A. Yes.
Q. In your opinion, are those numbers high?
THE WITNESS: I can say they were -- they were
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MR. LIDDY: I'll ask you to mark that as 35.
Can I have that one back.
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Number 35 a document Bates numbered ICE 497, which on its
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Katrina Kane, K-A-N-E, dated February 28th, 2008.
MR. POCHODA: 497, I believe.
MR. LIDDY: ICE 497.
MR. POCHODA: Could you pass it, please.
Yeah, that's it. Thank you.
MS. LOPEZ: Thanks.
MR. LIDDY: Thank you.
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Q. I'm going to give you a moment to look 'at that.
A. Uh-huh.
Q. Have you ever seen this document before?
A. Yes.
Q. And when did you see it before?
A. I was during the time forwarded a copy of these
statistics from Josh Rosenbaum.
Q. Is that while you were serving as the DSAC?
A. I was probably an ASAC at the time since it's in
March of 2008.
Q. Who is Katrina Kane?
A. Katrina Kane is the field office director for the
Office of Enforcement Removal Operations, Phoenix, Arizona.
Q. And, as you understand them, what were her
responsibilities serving in that capacity?
A. She's responsible for all of the detention and
removal operations within the state and to include custody of
aliens and things of that nature.
Q. What's the significance of the statistics presented
in this e-mail?
MR. POCHODA: Objection. Formation -foundation.
THE WITNESS: The statistics were sent to us,
2SJ and basically saying how many people Maricopa County has
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Q. Give you a moment to look at that document.

A.
Uh-huh. Yes.
Q. Have you ever seen this document before?

A. This, I assume I have. I -- I would get these
stamped things. But we get them every -- we would get them
mostly every month, so ...
Q. So this is similar to Exhibit Number 34?
A. Yes.
Q. So it also presents -- is this an update of
statistics?
THE WITNESS: Well, it's -BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Of the 287(g) program?
A. Yes.
Q. Would you say that this -- that these statistics
are also high?
MR. POCHODA: Objection. Formation.
Are there any statistics on that?
THE WITNESS: Yes, they're high.
MR. POCHODA: Oh, the bottom. Okay.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Would you say they represented the highest in the
country at that time?

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BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Have you seen this document before?
A Yes.
Q. And when did you see it?
A December 12th, it looks like, 2007, I think.
Q. Who's the author of that document?
A
.
Q. And the recipients?
A Myself.
Q. Do you see under the reference to a lawsuit?
A Yes.
Q. What lawsuit was that?
A I believe it's the Melendres lawsuit, the one we're
discussing.
Q. And what is the subject matter of the e-mail?
A It's talking about the incident of when
Mr. Melendres was arrested.
Q. Were you present when Mr. Melendres was arrested?
A No.
Q. Did you ever interview any ICE employees who were
present at the time he was arrested?
A No.
Q. Did you ever interview any 287(g) authorized MCSO
employees that were present?
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federal immigration law and whether a particular subject

would be detained or not, what does the role of that
individual's employment play in the decision as to whether or
not to detain that individual or release that individual?
MR. POCHODA: Objection to form and
foundation.
THE WITNESS: There are several different ways
that you can fall out of status. When you enter into the
United States. you're given a status that -- to be able to be
here as a visitor or whatever classification you receive at
the time. You can fall out of status by doing several
things; committing a crime, staying too long, working or
doing something that your visa does not allow you to do.
And so working on a visit -- well, when you're
admitted as a visitor can cause you to fall out of status,
and; therefore, you would -- out of status may be detained.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. So just so it's clear to me, if a foreign national
obtained a visa to enter into the United States as a tourist
for a fixed amount of time and remained in the United States
after the end of that fixed time, would that individual fall
out of status?
A Yes.
Q. If an individual obtained a visa to come into the
United States as a tourist for a fixed amount of time and
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Not that I recall.

Do you recall when you first learned about the
arrest of Mr. Melendres?
A It was pretty close to the time of the incident,
but I don't remember exactly when.
Q. Do you remember who brought the information to you?
A No.
Q. Do you remember what you learned about the arrest
of Mr. Melendres at that time?
A I learned that he was released, I remember, and
that there was some -- some questions about it.
Q. Do you recall what the questions were?
A It had to do with his -- whether or not he was
working in the United States and whether he was -- whether he
should have been released or not.
Q. How would the information about whether a
particular detainee was working in the United States or not
affect the decision as to whether or not that individual
should be released or detained in Maricopa County jail?
THE WITNESS: The release or detention wasn't
based on Maricopa County or state crimes. This was a -- more
of a 287(g) federal immigration violation.

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sought and gained employment, would that individual fall out

of status?
A Yes.
Q. If an individual obtained a visa to come to the
United States to study and that individual left school, would
that individual fall out of status?
A It's possible. There are some exceptions in the
school -- in the student visas.
Q. As best you can recall here today, what was the
significance of whether or not Mr. Melendres was working at
the time of his arrest?
MR. POCHODA: Objection. Foundation and form.
THE WITNESS: Can you rephrase that question?
I'm ...
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Sure. You indicated earlier that that e-mail
referenced an issue as to whether or not Mr. Melendres was
working.
A Yes.
Q. I'm asking you if you recall today what you knew
then about the significance of whether or not Mr. Melendres
was working -MR. POCHODA: Objection. Foundation.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. -- at the time of his arrest?

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MR. POCHODA: Form.

THE WITNESS: Okay. The -- Mr. -- from what I
recall, Mr. Melendres was admitted for a period of time as a
visitor. And once he accepts or takes employment, he would
then be out of status and subject to removal proceedings.
So when he claims he -- well, when it said
that he claimed he was working, then that would have put him
into that status of -- or that category of being subject to
removal proceedings.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q Okay. And you personally did not at the time have
any information as to whether or not Mr. Melendres was
working or was not working, is that correct?
A. That's correct.
Q. And you personally did not witness Mr. Melendres
making any statement with regard to whether he was was not
working at the time, is that correct?
A. That's correct.
Q. When you refer to an individual being admitted as a
visitor, are you referring to a tourist visa?
A. In general, yes. But a border crossing card could
also be -- you could be admitted as a tourist.
MR. LIDDY: I have another document here.
MR. POCH ODA: Can I look at that exhibit,
please. I just want to see it. You don't have an extra
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2] Q. Do you know both of them?
3] A. Yes.
4] Q. And who are they, and where do they work?
5] A. Roger Applegate, I'm not sure where he's working
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Office of Professional Responsibility in ICE headquarters in
D.C.
David Alejandro was working in the 287(g)
program in ICE headquarters and handling mostly the detention
issues at that point.
Q. In your own words, what does this e-mail refer to?
MR. POCHODA: Objection. Form. The e-mail
speaks for itself.
THE WITNESS: As I stated before, there were
several -- when the classes began, the background interviews
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where people were not eligible for the classes or they had
something in their background that would put them not a
suitable candidate. So we -- the OP -- Office -- OPR wanted
all the background interviews -- investigations done prior to
anyone starting with class.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. I see. So would it be accurate to say that there
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copy, do you? Okay.

MR. LIDDY: I have another document here that
is Bates stamped ICE BS 11035. It is just one page. I'm
going to ask that it be marked as an exhibit to this
deposition.
MS. STRANGE: Jason, what's the number on it?
THE WITNESS: 11035.
MS. STRANGE: Thank you.
THE WITNESS: Uh-huh.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Have you seen this document before?
A. I don't recall seeing it prior to the preparation
for this.
Q. Okay. And, if you would for me, who is the author
of this document?
A. Roland Jones.
Q. And who is the addressee?
A. Roger Applegate and David Alejandro.
Q. Would it be accurate to describe that as a paper
record of an e-mail?
A. Yes.
Q. And what is the date of that e-mail?
A. August 2nd, 2007.
Q. Do you know either of addressees?
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was a point in time where individuals were tentatively

accepted to the 287(g) training program?
THE WITNESS: They were in -- in -- started -had started training prior to their investigations being
done, yes.
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. And the understanding was, as far as you
understood, that if their backgrounds did not come up as
acceptable, that they would be removed from the training?
BY MR. LIDDY:
Q. Is that correct?
A. That was the practice.
Q. Do you see the reference in that e-mail to three
students of questionable background?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you recall that specific incident with those
three students?
A. I recall the -- vaguely the -- the -- that there
were three. I believe one or two of them did get cleared to
go back into class.
Q. Do you recall what the issues were?
A. One of them was we wanted to verify the
naturalization of one of the employees. and so we made her

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Case 2:07-cv-02513-GMS Document 1629 Filed 02/26/16 Page 1 of 32

Timothy J. Casey (#013492)

Joseph M. Arpaio, et al.

Mr. Alonzo Rafael Pena is an employee of the United States Department of

2010 Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 9, lns. 16-22, attached as Exhibit 1.

SCHMITT, SCHNECK, SMYTH &

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of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 12, ln. 15 to p. 13, ln. 6, attached as Exhibit 1.

Deposition of Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 15, lns. 8-23, attached as Exhibit 1.

Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 60, lns. 7-10, attached as Exhibit 1.

60, lns. 11-13, attached as Exhibit 1.

Alonzo Rafael Pena at p. 60, lns. 14-18, attached as Exhibit 1.

Case 2:07-cv-02513-GMS Document 1629 Filed 02/26/16 Page 3 of 32

Mr. Jason Douglas Kidd is an ICE employee and served in 2006-09 in

implementation of it under the ICE-MCSO Memorandum of Agreement. See October 1,

Case 2:07-cv-02513-GMS Document 1629 Filed 02/26/16 Page 4 of 32

ln. 11, attached as Exhibit 3.

Case 2:07-cv-02513-GMS Document 1629 Filed 02/26/16 Page 5 of 32

Douglas Kidd at p. 42, 15-21, attached as Exhibit 3.

Deposition of Jason Douglas Kidd at p. 43, lns. 6-18, attached as Exhibit 3.

SCHMITT, SCHNECK, SMYTH & HERROD,

Case 2:07-cv-02513-GMS Document 1629 Filed 02/26/16 Page 6 of 32

Daniel Pochoda, Esq.

Monica M. Ramirez, Esq.

Maria Brandon, Esq.

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Case 2:07-cv-02513-GMS Document 1629 Filed 02/26/16 Page 8 of 32

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Joseph M. Arpaio, et al.,

VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF ALONZO RAFAEL PENA

CATHY J. TAYLOR, RPR

MR. THOMAS P. LIDDY

Phoenix, Arizona 85012

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SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER

Alonzo Rafael Pena

THE VIDEOGRAPHER: You may swear the witness.

A. I was a university track coach in Monterrey,

ALONZO RAFAEL PEJIJA,

Q. So how many years have you had working

the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs

professionally in law enforcement in any capacity?

Q. Okay. And are you under any medication today or

went to the advanced Customs academy when I became a Customs

anything that might affect your ability to remember details

agent. And I -- during my career with Customs, I attended

this first. If at any time I ask you a question that's not

may be time to time where somebody has an objection that they

Treasury Department as well under Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

did 16 hours. I also attended the John F. Kennedy School of

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SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER

Alonzo Rafael Pena

Q. So you were the SAC?

Richard Crocker. Underneath those deputies are assistant

Department of Homeland Security?

that Congress had appropriated for ICE to -- to advan ce the

to be used, which -- which agency that's at. And I believe

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