“I am proud to stand alongside President Trump and take decisive action to protect our country and uphold the rule of law,” said Fitch. “This partnership will not only ensure that we protect our communities, but also strengthen our efforts to combat human trafficking, drug cartels, and violent crime. Together, we will make Mississippi- and our entire nation- safer than ever before.”
The 287(g) Task Force program allows state and local law enforcement entities to partner with ICE for delegated immigration enforcement to enhance public safety by identifying aliens, lodging immigration detainers, and initiating removal proceedings by issuing charging documents on potentially deportable criminal aliens booked into the jail facility.
The Attorney General’s Office is the only agency in Mississippi currently participating in the program by training and certifying all of its sworn law enforcement officers as members of the 287(g) Task Force. The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office is the third Attorney General’s Office in the country to sign the memorandum of agreement.
Attorney General Fitch has invited ICE officials to present at the 3rd Annual Mississippi Public Safety Summit and the Spring Prosecutors Conference. Other Mississippi law enforcement agencies are encouraged to participate and learn more about the program.
Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.
