ACLU warns sheriffs about ICE agreements; Kozak calls it attempt to intimidate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : The FBI then shares the information with ICE.
58% : "Your local community's perception would be that your department is hand-in-glove with ICE, and that every one of your officers or deputies wears a second hat of immigration enforcement.
54% : According to the ACLU, separately entering into the Warrant Service Officer program or other 287(g) agreements essentially makes local law enforcement an arm of ICE.
54% : "Although your responsibilities would vary based on the precise terms of the agreement you make with ICE, the end result would be the same," the letter reads.
51% : The specific intergovernmental agreement that Kozak has been working on for more than a year would allow federal law enforcement agencies, such as the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI and ICE, to book new offenders in the county jail, for a daily fee, pending approval from Laramie County commissioners.
50% : However, that financial burden is dependent on the specific agreement that local officials have with ICE.
47% : "Compliance with ICE will not improve public safety or protect our communities.
47% : "Our goal with this program is to make sure dangerous criminals are not released into the community, especially now, when ICE will be busy," Kozak wrote in an email to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
42% : " ICE is prohibited from covering the costs of these agreements, per federal statute, 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g)(1).
38% : In a letter sent to all 23 of Wyoming's county sheriffs, the ACLU of Wyoming warned that the mass deportations planned by the current administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will likely lead to an attempt to enlist state and local law enforcement to assist in deportation efforts.

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