5 Minnesota county sheriffs sign agreements with ICE to provide local assistance

Five Minnesota sheriff’s offices have signed cooperative agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), bringing a controversial program that coordinates local law enforcement and federal immigration agents to the North Star State. Sheriff’s offices in Cass, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Itasca and Jackson counties have signed 287g agreements with ICE since President Donald Trump took office, according to ICE records.

5 Minnesota county sheriffs sign agreements with ICE to provide local assistance

Several local law enforcement agencies are now working with ICE to identify, and in some cases arrest, immigrants set for deportation.

Minnesota sheriffs sign new agreements with ICE to identify and prosecute immigrants for deportation Immigration and civil rights experts claim that agreements between local security forces and ICE lend themselves to abuses or errors that may harm community members. by Andrew Hazzard-Sahan Journal Five Minnesota police stations have signed cooperation agreements with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE), bringing a controversia…

Five Minnesota sheriff’s offices reach immigration agreements with ICE

Five Minnesota sheriff’s offices have entered agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to have the authority to perform some immigration officer functions. The Cass, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Itasca and Jackson county sheriff’s offices have agreements under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act that allows ICE to delegate certain authorities. The agreements have taken place over the past month and a half. The Crow Wing…

New Port Richey council OKs PD entering into agreement with ICE

NEW PORT RICHEY — Bertell Butler IV was the lone member of the City Council to vote against entering into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This agreement would have City police officers trained by…