This story was originally produced by the Keene Sentinel . NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative .

Of the 12 immigration arrests Troy Police Chief David Ellis says his department has made since September, two were in Keene.

Ellis and Keene’s police chief said they believe Troy police had authority to make these arrests in the city. The reasons they cited differ.

Keene Police Chief Steven Stewart said he believed Troy police were acting on federal authority, which supersedes local jurisdictions. Ellis said he feels a mutual aid agreement between the municipalities authorizes him to make arrests in the city. Legal experts who spoke to The Sentinel paint a still more complicated picture.

Both of the November arrests took place outside

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