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House approves bill to let trained state officers perform certain federal immigration duties under ICE MOU
Summary
The House passed a first-substitute version of HB 105 to authorize the Department of Public Safety to enter an MOU with ICE under a 287(g)-style program allowing selected, trained state officers to perform specific federal immigration functions; the bill passed 43–30 and is voluntary for local agencies and officers.
The Utah House on Feb. 13 approved first-substitute House Bill 105, the Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act, authorizing the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to enter an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement so certain state officers may be trained and certified to perform limited federal immigration duties.
Sponsor Representative Donaldson said the measure directs the DPS commissioner to enter an MOU “in accordance with section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act” and that selected officers would receive five weeks of ICE training and remain bound by federal civil-rights and state statutes.…
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