Rhoden obtains ICE partnership with Highway Patrol
Both the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Highway Patrol applied for a U.S. Immgration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program called 287(g), which trains and certifies certain officers with specified immigration duties, with limitations and oversight depending on the agreement's terms.
Paperwork filed for 2nd South Dakota gubernatorial candidate
KELOLAND's Maddie Paul broke down the program's provisions after Rhoden announced his intention to obtain immigration authority for law enforcement last week.
'This Memorandum of Agreement will allow our Highway Patrol to assist ICE in the identification and apprehension of illegal aliens who may pose a risk to public safety in South Dakota,' Rhoden said in a news release.
ICE activity increased in South Dakota, after agents arrested eight people in Madison at Manitou Equipment and Global Polymer Industries in May.
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