17 Texas sheriffs are now approved to partner with ICE

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17 Texas sheriffs are now approved to partner with ICE

Immigration enforcement agreements booming under Trump

By Lise Olsen
Updated 4:44 pm, Friday, July 28, 2017

Partnerships between federal immigration agents and local police have boomed in 2017 - growing to a whopping 59 agencies in 18 states, according to a large batch of new contracts recently posted on Immigration and Customs Enforcement's website.

Seventeen Texas sheriffs departments are now approved to partner in ICE's so-called 287(g) program - by far the most agencies of any state. By comparison, only three Texas departments partnered with ICE in 2016 - and Harris County, the largest of the three, dropped the program earlier this year citing costs and civil rights concerns.
 

http://www.chron.com/houston/article...E-11655927.php

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http://www.galvnews.com/news/article_59374127-7e34-5dc4-af55-cbc0e564d46b.html

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This one isn't behind a paywall:  http://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/35998724/17-texas-sheriffs-approved-to-partner-with-ice


And, my county isn't on the list.  Going to have to ask the sheriff why that is.