Local 'Participating Agencies' Expand ICE Links in Minnesota as Counties Profit from Immigrant Detentions

Local 'Participating Agencies' Expand ICE Links in Minnesota as Counties Profit from Immigrant Detentions

The 287(g) program links local law enforcement agencies, even down to the level of college police departments, into ICE; as we reported earlier this year, it’s steadily been expanding. Across 40 states in the country, as of November 21, there are 1,189 Memorandums of Agreement. Since May, the program has grown incrementally in Minnesota. Sherburne County joined the “Jail Enforcement Model” in October, and Mille Lacs County joined the “Task Force…