A Pennsylvania sheriff struck a deal with ICE. Months later, he was voted out.

Source: ABC News

A Philadelphia-area sheriff was ousted last week after facing criticism from his Democratic opponent and rights groups over a partnership he forged with federal immigration authorities.

Fred Harran, the Republican sheriff of Bucks County, signed up in April for the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) program, which delegates some federal immigration responsibilities to local law enforcement departments.

Under the agreement, some Bucks County deputies can “enforce limited immigration authority while performing routine police duties, such as identifying an alien at a DUI checkpoint and sharing information directly with ICE,” according to an ICE webpage describing the program.

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“I think people understood – and I tried to make the case – that this was a race being watched by law enforcement all over the country, because this was the swing district in the swing state, and this was the first referendum on not only ICE, but specifically local law enforcement partnering with ICE,” Ceisler said.

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