Juniata County sheriff, Lancaster County borough police entering ICE agreement

JUNIATA COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Sheriff’s deputies in Juniata County and officers in a Lancaster County borough police department will join the growing list of immigration enforcers in Pennsylvania.

Juniata County Sheriff Joshua Stimeling confirmed the agency is in the process of signing a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agreement delegates immigration enforcement authority to local law enforcement.

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“Our hope and goal is that it will enable law enforcement agencies across the nation to work together in the interest of justice to make this great nation a better, safer place for all,” Stimeling said in a statement…

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