RIVERTON, Utah (ABC4) -- Riverton Police signed an agreement Friday to participate in a task force with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.), making them the first department in the state to do so.

"Riverton has signed the 287(g) Task Force Memorandum of Agreement with I.C.E., the first in the state of Utah," a statement issued from Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs and Riverton Police Chief Shane Taylor reads. "This will enhance coordination with our federal partners in the field and strengthen our ability to investigate, apprehend, and address crimes connected to unlawful presence in the United States."

The agreement reportedly gives specially trained Riverton police officers the authority to carry out "certain limited federal immigration enforcement duties" in conjunction with

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