The 287(g) program allows state and local law enforcement agencies to partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “keep their communities safer” by collaborating with the federal agency on some immigration enforcement actions.
The Keller Police Department has been reporting the immigration status of people booked into its jail to ICE for the last two years, Mayor Armin Mizani told the Star-Telegram last week. The City Council’s approval of the measure would simply formalize that cooperation. The department has booked 31 individuals without legal status into the jail in that time.
“This is about protecting victims, supporting federal law, and preventing dangerous individuals from slipping through the cracks and reoffending in our communities,” Mizani said in a statement announcing the partnership on social media…