Should law enforcement work with ICE? Sheriffs in a ‘sanctuary’ state are torn.

Bill requiring Iowa law enforcement to enter agreements with ICE fails to advance

Legislation requiring local law enforcement to enter agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on immigration law enforcement will not advance this session, Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison said Tuesday.

Are Wisconsin sheriffs required to check the immigration status of people in jail?

Wisconsin sheriffs have discretion on whether to report a person booked into county jails to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

N.D. deputies assist Customs Enforcement in apprehending illegal in Adams County

(HETTINGER, ND) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says it assisted Immigrations Customs Enforcement on apprehending an illegal. The Sheriff’s Office says Jose Romero was in the country illegally and residing in the city of Hettinger. He has made multiple illegal entries into the county, the sheriff’s office said. In October 2024, Romero was arrested by the sheriff’s office on felony domestic violence serious bodily injury and misdemeanor domes…

Should law enforcement work with ICE? Sheriffs in a ‘sanctuary’ state are torn.

In Colorado, some sheriffs are pushing for closer cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. Others are telling immigrant populations their departments “are always here for you.”

Iowa lawmaker withdraws bill requiring local police to help ICE

The bill would’ve required local law enforcement to execute search warrants, arrest undocumented immigrants, and interrogate them at local jails for ICE.

GOP chooses not to advance one immigration bill, another on the horizon

An immigration bill that would have mandated local police cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) through trainings and serving warrants is