New ICE Deputies Hired To Go After Illegal Immigrants

In South Carolina, 26 new law enforcement officers were hired by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The new officers were recruited from eight different states and 12 law enforcement agencies on both local and state level, and went through a four-week training program so that they can enforce federal immigration law in their usual jobs.

During their training, the ICE deputies were taught about immigration law, as well as how to deal with people from different cultures. There they learned about Department of Homeland Security databases used to identify illegal immigrants.

About 1,200 people with 71 different law enforcement agencies have been trained so far to implement U.S. immigration law. More than 172 000 illegal immigrants have been identified and subsequently deported.

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