ICE Program Lets Cops Detain Illegal Migrants For Up to 48 Hours

Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly has a new program to let local police cooperate in turning over illegal immigrants even if the officers are limited by sanctuary city policies.

The Washington Times reported that under the program, police won’t be involved in asking about legal status or citizenship, but will have permission to detain someone for up to 48 hours to give ICE a chance to take custody.

According to the news outlet, the Warrant Service Office program piggybacks on an existing program that trains local police to enforce immigration law. But the WSO requires less training, and instead of making local police start the deportation process, lets them hold targets for pickup under an ICE warrant, the news outlet reported.

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