NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Noble County Sheriff’s Department entered an agreement with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) in March that would allow some law enforcement officers to serve warrants involving immigration violations, an authority previously reserved for immigration officers.
WANE 15 spoke with Noble County Sheriff Max Weber Wednesday who said the agreement will give officers an extra tool in their belt, saving them time when dealing with undocumented immigrants, particularly at traffic stops.
“We’re not assisting in knocking on doors or anything like that,” said Weber. “We are just having the training so that if we come across someone on a traffic stop that has that warrant, then we can go ahead and arrest them at the time, serve that. That’s all that we are using that for.”…