US sheriffs decry White House effort to hire away local law enforcement for Ice
by Sam Levin in Los Angeles from US news | The Guardian on (#6ZSFR)
One sheriff calls surprise use of deputy email list offering $50,000 hiring bonus unprofessional and unethical'
The White House's aggressive push to hire federal immigration agents is causing friction with local sheriffs - even those who back Donald Trump's deportation agenda.
More than a dozen US sheriffs and law enforcement associations have complained that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has tried to poach local deputies and officers as Ice rapidly expands.
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