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Using local police for immigration enforcement creates sticky, expensive problems for counties

With several Texas jurisdictions hoping to empower local police to enforce immigration laws, I was interested to see this item from Laura Nicholes at the Texas Association of Counties ("Juveniles and immigration reform: What is the counties' role?") detailing problems that result when locals wind up with custody of minors as a result of immigration actions. She writes:Recently in rural north Texas, a Department of Public Safety traffic stop revealed eleven suspected illegal aliens ? ten adults and one juvenile - and resulted in a call to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Since there was a minor on scene, the judicial district?s juvenile probation officer was also contacted. ICE detained the ten adults but refused to accept custody and transport the 16-year-old to their facilities with the rest of the group...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 06, 2008 (boomark / email).