Overview

• Shad White said two Office of the State Auditor agents volunteered for ICE training to assist when the agency is short-handed.
• Participants will keep their audit and criminal-investigation duties while being available to carry out immigration-enforcement functions if needed.
• The partnership places OSA personnel under 287(g), providing access to ICE resources and instruction.
• White cited an internal estimate that unauthorized immigration costs Mississippi about $100 million a year in education, health care and criminal justice.
• Immigration attorneys report stepped-up ICE activity under President Donald Trump has fueled fear in local communities, with recent arrests prompting calls for legal help.