Glassport police have signed a cooperation agreement with federal immigration authorities after the agency detained more than a dozen people in the small Mon Valley borough earlier this year.
The department, which formalized the arrangement Sept. 23, is the latest Allegheny County force to sign a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It follows nearby Versailles police, which signed a pact with ICE last month.
Glassport police Chief Shawn DeVerse confirmed that he signed the agreement, but said the deal is still in its preliminary stages…