More than 350 ICE detainees have spent time in the Phelps County jail this year, and more of them are on the way after a two-month pause.

The Phelps County Jail is again taking in new detainees from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This marks a change in policy at the jail in Rolla, which is about 100 miles southwest of St. Louis.

The jail brought in more than 20 inmates on holds from ICE over the past week after suspending such actions for nearly two months.

Phelps County started taking in ICE detainees in March as part of the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts. Some stayed only for a day before transfer or deportation; some stayed for months. More than 350 people detained by ICE spent time at the Phelps County Jail so far this year.

In late August, Sheriff Mike

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