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Keller council approves joining ICE 287(g) warrant-service officer model after heated public hearing
Summary
The Keller City Council voted unanimously Aug. 5 to authorize the city27s participation in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement27s 287(g) warrant-service officer (WSO) model, following a lengthy public hearing with dozens of residents who urged the council to reject the proposal.
The Keller City Council voted unanimously Aug. 5 to authorize the city27s participation in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement27s 287(g) warrant-service officer (WSO) model, after more than two hours of public comment that drew dozens of speakers urging the council to reject the program.
The resolution, approved after a council motion and second, directs Keller to adopt the WSO model, which trains designated detention officers at the city27s jail to execute ICE administrative warrants for people in custody. The council did not adopt a more expansive task-force or jail-enforcement 287(g) model; the WSO model limits immigration enforcement activity to the jail, not street patrols.
Supporters, including the police department and the ICE representative at the meeting, said the WSO model formalizes existing cooperative practices and can speed the transfer…
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