South Dakota law enforcement agencies want to assist ICE
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Two of South Dakota's top leaders want to assist ICE with its immigration and customs enforcement in the state.South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden and Attorney General Marty Jackley both spent this past week in Arizona and Texas touring the southern border and now they want some of their law enforcement agencies to be able to assist with ICE back home.
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden spent Tuesday visiting South Dakota National Guard troops in Eagle Pass, Texas and touring the Rio Grande by boat and by air. Following his visit, the governor sent a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Acting Director of ICE requesting a 287 G, which gives permission to allow the South Dakota Highway Patrol to assist ICE when it comes to stopping illegal immigrants and drugs from coming into the state.
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'What it does, I think it makes the process a lot easier, if they need help from our troopers we've already covered that ground and the agreement is already in place, we don't need to go through extra procedures to make that happen,' Rhoden said. Attorney General Marty Jackley did similar tours this week in Arizona.Following that, Jackley announced he has authorized the South Dakota DCI to help federal authorities enforce federal immigration laws in the state.Don: Talk a little bit about why you want to do this.
Marty: Providing the DCI with additional federal illegal immigration authority will help us better protect South Dakotans when it comes to illegals who are committing criminal violence as well as those who are engaged in the drug trade.Jackley says he's requested a 287 G, which authorizes the DCI to make the decision to deport illegal immigrants immediately once they've been arrested.But it won't happen right away, DCI agents need to receive training first. 'So that will require agents to do 40 hours of online training, before it was much more challenging and difficult, the new administration has streamed lined it, but until we have those agents complete the 40 hours of training we do not have the authority,' Jackley said.
Back in March, the Hughes and Minnehaha County Sheriff's Offices were approved for the program as warrant service officers.
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