Lake County applies to federal immigration, deportation program - Illinois

A fifth Illinois law enforcement agency has applied for a controversial federal program aimed at training local employees to begin deportation proceedings against illegal immigrants convicted of certain crimes.

Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said he submitted the county’s application to the so-called 287(g) program last week, but decided not to publicize the effort to certify six corrections officers because of outrage over the program elsewhere.”*

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