The Keller City Council unanimously voted to enter a formal contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after dozens of residents protested the agreement at a public hearing last night.

The 287(g) program allows city and county law enforcement agencies to conduct limited immigration enforcement policies in partnership with ICE, extending a few of the federal agencies' responsibilities to local officers and granting them greater access to national databases.

Keller is now the largest of a very small handful of Texas cities to enter the agreement. Senate Bill 8, which passed in the 89th Legislative Session, requires all Texas counties with more than 100,000 residents to participate in the program.

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