Deputies from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office may soon have the authority to collaborate on operations targeting immigrants through a new agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The office on July 2 signed a 287(g) agreement with ICE — which, if implemented, authorizes deputies to enforce aspects of immigration law.
Samantha Field, a spokesperson for the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, said the agreement had not been received by the county’s county clerk nor had it been approved by the county’s board of supervisors. Field said that means the agreement is not yet official…