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Several Mississippi law enforcement agencies are partnering with ICE to enforce federal immigration law through the 287(g) program.

The program allows local officers to be trained to identify and detain individuals suspected of being in the country illegally.

Supporters say the partnership removes criminals, while critics raise concerns about racial profiling and eroding community trust.

Seven Mississippi agencies, including the Attorney General's Office and several sheriff's departments, have joined the program.

Several Mississippi law-enforcement agencies are partnering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, joining a national program that allows local officers to help enforce federal immigration law.

The federal 287(g) program, created under a

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