ICE Wants Local Police to Enforce Immigration Law. These Officers Signed Up. (opens in new tab)

Deputies from the Laramie County sheriff’s office set out to patrol two major interstates that cross their corner of southeast Wyoming. Over five hours, they made 41 traffic stops, issued 12 citations, made two criminal arrests and — through a new partnership with ICE — detained seven immigrants, earning a combined $1,325 in overtime courtesy of the federal government. Living in the U.S. without authorization is a civil violation, not a criminal offense, and local police officers have no resp...