ICE to train 1,100 Georgia Department of Public Safety officers
ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - All 1,100 Georgia Department of Public Safety sworn officers will get training from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the office of Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday.
It’s part of an effort to better identify and apprehend people in the country illegally who pose a risk to public safety, according to Kemp.
As authorized by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, ICE can delegate to state and local law enforcement officers the authority to perform specified immigration officer functions under the agency’s direction and oversight. It’s through a program known as 287(g).
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The Georgia Department of Corrections also already participates in the 287(g) program in an agreement renewed in 2019 and again in 2020.
Just last week, ICE ed the state to request two additional corrections officers to assist in deportation of illegal, criminal aliens as part of the 287(g) agreement.
The Department currently has a sergeant and three corrections officers assigned to these continuous measures.
The department currently incarcerates roughly 1,730 criminals on ICE detainers.
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