ICE and FBI arrested 21 people in Manitowoc County on Thursday in what Forward Latino calls the largest single-day roundup ever in the county.

The FBI says nine of the people arrested are accused of sexually assaulting or trafficking minors. Local groups say most of the other 12 people are farm workers accused of being in the country illegally.

Manitowoc County is one of multiple sheriff's offices in the state that have collaboration agreements with ICE.

TMJ4's Chief Political Reporter Charles Benson went to Washington County, which also has an agreement, to examine what these partnerships mean.

Washington County Sheriff Martin Schulteis signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this year.

The program allows ICE to train and certify law enforcement to

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