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Sheriff: ICE agreement with Berrien County limited to jail warrant holds, not community task force
Summary
Berrien County Sheriff clarified the county's agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement covers only warrant service for people already in custody, denies that the sheriff's office operates an ICE community task force and said he lacks authority to enforce federal immigration law.
Berrien County’s sheriff told the board he has entered into a warrant‑service agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that formalizes a long‑standing practice of honoring ICE holds for people already in the county jail, but he said the agreement does not create a community enforcement task force.
At the meeting the sheriff described three models referenced in the 287(g) and related agreements — a warrant service officer…
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