Pinal County’s top prosecutor says his enforcement agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement remains in effect despite the Board of Supervisors having declared it void.
The Pinal County Attorney’s Office says only itself or ICE can terminate a 287g agreement signed about six weeks ago to work together on violent crime task forces.
And County Attorney Brad Miller is rejecting the Board’s claim that the deal is void.
An analysis by a private law firm found that the deal assigns sheriff duties to the county attorney, which is inconsistent with the traditional separation of police and prosecutors.
Miller has called the deal a force multiplier giving his office federal database access and other resources.
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Mexico will request criminal charges over 17 Mexicans who died in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration, officials said Thursday. -
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government will “go further” than prior diplomatic notes and calls for investigations as the number of Mexican nationals killed by U.S. immigration officers or dying in custody increases. -
Surprise residents who were angry about the federal government turning a local warehouse into an immigration detention center can take a sigh of relief this week. -
ICE secured private office space, which did not require local approval. ICE told the city the purpose of the office is to expand enforcement efforts across the state, according to a statement from the city.
