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Wichita County approves memorandum with ICE to allow deputies limited immigration enforcement duties
Summary
The Wichita County Commissioners included a memorandum of agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the consent agenda. The agreement would allow qualified county deputies to take limited immigration-enforcement actions after specified training; commissioners approved the consent agenda 5-0.
Wichita County Commissioners on Oct. 21 approved a consent-agenda item that ratified a memorandum of agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Wichita County Sheriff’s Office, allowing certain county deputies limited immigration-enforcement authority after completing federal training.
The memorandum drew explanation from Chief McBaron of the Wichita County Sheriff’s Office, who told the court, “what this is gonna do is, it just kinda dovetails with what we're already doing with the jail and allowing them to, sign the warrants. ... They're gonna have to…
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