CONWAY — County commissioners on Monday heard from a crowd of people who said they don’t want the sheriff or jail to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Several expressed concerns they would be “disappeared” for political reasons.
A program under the Immigration and Nationality Act that allows state and local law enforcement agencies to partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce immigration laws is called 287(g), which is the section in the act that outlines the program.
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