My amendment allows for some of the grant moneys appropriated by the bill to go for State and local training exercises. technical assistance. and other programs under the law. This would be a pot of up to $294 million to be used to reimburse State and local expenses related to the implementation of the INA section 287(G) agreements. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act. State and local governments can sign memorandums of understandingthey are referred to as MOUs in the Government. When two foreign nations do it. they call them treaties. It is about as complex. MOUs are importantwith the Department of Homeland Security to have their law enforcement officers trained to work with DHS and to enforce immigration law. That is how State and local people work together. My amendment encourages State and local governments to seek out these agreements and participate in them.
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