Agency set to train deputies as immigration officers
by Rick Langenberg | Mountain Jackpot
In a big triumph for the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, a district judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against the agency regarding its policies in detaining possible illegal immigrants, at the request of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
And in a related verdict, the stage is now set for several Teller deputies to serve as ICE mandated federal immigration officers at the jail in Divide. This is a byproduct of the 287g federal program, originally signed by President Donald Trump and aimed at allowing local law enforcement entities to partake in national efforts to increase illegal immigration enforcement.