I am writing in response to an article in The Times on Sunday, “Feds’ immigration program extended,” regarding the Obama administration extending the federal 287(g) immigration program. Since the article focused on the opinions and misrepresentations of a local attorney and illegal immigrant advocate, I believe it is important to set the record straight. In the article, he characterizes the program as inefficient, controversial and accuses the sheriff’s office of misusing it to create a dragnet to capture low level and unsuspecting illegal immigrants for deportation.