Kansas law enforcement skeptical of Kobach immigration bills
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February 16, 2017
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Law enforcement officials are skeptical of two Kansas bills backed by Secretary of State Kris Kobach that would pull officers into federal immigration law enforcement.
The bills would train Kansas Highway Patrol officers trained to help enforce federal immigration law and crack down on "sanctuary cities."
Kobach has championed tough voting and immigration bills and has advised President Trump on him immigration crackdown.
The highway patrol testified that it had not been consulted when the bill was drafted and that the agency is understaffed. It warned that a redirection of...
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