The Marshall County Sheriff's Office will soon finalize an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to allow specially trained officers to identify illegal aliens and place them on detainers.

Sheriff Phil Sims said his office has been working with ICE to carry out President Donald Trump's immigration agenda, but this agreement, under the jail enforcement model of the 287(g) program, will help expedite the process.

"It's a four-week training, and when they get through with that, they'll have the same authority as an ICE officer to issue detainers," Sims said.

The 287(g) program has three models:

The jail enforcement model allows officers to identify and process removable aliens currently in your jail or detention facility who have pending or active criminal charges

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