The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office has been empowered to make immigration arrests as part of a new agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The agreements, signed on December 11, allow deputies to conduct immigration enforcement activities. Specially trained deputies can now ask certain questions and dig deeper into federal immigration matters. Despite this new capability, officials clarified that the sheriff’s office will not participate in raids or special operations. The immigration enforcement will be integrated into the regular duties of deputies…