SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - Chief Deputy with the Minnehaha County Sheriff's office, Jeff Gromer, says the Minnehaha County jail is seeing an increase of those arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), compared to last spring.

"We haven't had to increase staffing any to to maintain the current rate," Gromer said. "That's where I talk about that ebb and flow of people coming in and getting discharged out. And those relatively low numbers that just continue to move through is easier for us to manage. The jails obviously has a set number of beds that we can hold as a maximum, and we're staffed to that point."

In April, the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office was one of two counties that enrolled in the 287(g) program, which will allow local officers to partner with ICE.

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