RIVERTON, Utah — The Riverton Police Department announced an agreement Friday to work directly with the federal operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the first department in Utah to do so.
Mayor Trent Staggs and Police Chief Shane Taylor said the department haf signed a 287(g) Memorandum of Agreement to participate in a task force with ICE.
Previously, local sheriff's offices in Utah had partnership agreements with ICE. They included Weber, Tooele, Sanpete, Beaver and Washington counties, with a pending agreement with Cache County.
“We encourage other local law enforcement agencies to join the 287(g) Task Force program to help bolster public safety around our state,” wrote Staggs and Taylor. “With this agreement, and our other interagency task force cooperation agreements across the valley, we stand ready to protect our residents, uphold the rule of law, and defend the immigration processes that keep our nation strong and secure.”
