- Alabama has initiated a collaboration with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency for its first statewide checkpoint program.
- The program involves setting up driver license checkpoints across the state, with a focus on enforcing immigration laws.
- As a result of these checkpoints, more than 20 individuals were detained in the city of Russellville.
- The initiative is being spearheaded by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency in partnership with ICE.
- The checkpoints serve to identify and detain individuals who are in violation of immigration regulations.
- This operation highlights Alabama’s approach to local immigration law enforcement and collaboration with federal agencies.
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/alabama-conducts-first-state-federal-checkpoint-operations-ice-detaining-over-20-people)
