l8 Texas Sheriffs Join Immigration Enforcement Effort

Eighteen Texas sheriffs have signed up to participate in the federal program that checks the immigration status of inmates in county jails.  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced the latest official partnership agreements for the 287(g) program on Monday.

Under the program, sheriff’s office personnel are trained so that people jailed locally and found to be in the country illegally can be held until federal agents decide if deportation is appropriate.  The 18 departments bring the number of ICE partnerships to 60 in the largest jump in participation in five years.  ICE officials said they plan to continue recruiting partners for the program.

The 287(g) program can be seen as the opposite of Sanctuary City programs where liberal local officials refuse to cooperate with ICE in removing illegal alien criminals from the U.S..

Source:  http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/31/18-texas-sheriffs-added-to-immigration-enforcement/

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