RAVENNA, Ohio — The Portage County Sheriff’s Office is now one of only three counties in Ohio that has an agreement with ICE which will allow designated deputies to enforce immigration laws.
This comes as more and more local law enforcement agencies across the nation are working directly with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
An Immigration Reform Act, passed in 1996, allows for local agencies to enter into 287(g) agreements with ICE — giving designated sheriff’s deputies or officers the power to essentially act as ICE agents. They can execute immigration warrants, detain immigrants, and ask about immigration status…