Liberty County commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 11, approved an agreement allowing the Pct. 4 Constable’s Office to participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) Task Force Program, a move that will give participating deputies authority to perform certain immigration enforcement functions under ICE supervision.
The action was taken during the Aug. 11 meeting of the Liberty County Commissioners Court. The agreement also authorizes the county to accept federal funding, reimbursements, stipends and other program-related payments associated with Pct. 4’s participation.
County Attorney Matthew Poston told commissioners the program includes a financial component that could provide approximately $120,000 initially for equipment, including a new vehicle and necessary components. The county also could receive reimbursement for salaries of deputy constables while they are performing eligible duties under the agreement.
“When they go out and make an arrest or they’re going out, and under the agreement, enforcing immigration law, then the county can receive compensation for their salaries for that. There are two agreements. One that kind of dictates how the constables will perform those duties – the required training. Then there is this one, which is the financial component that is before you. It requires the tracking of payments, reporting of hours, all of that. There is a lot of record keeping,” Poston said.
Pct. 1 Commissioner Bruce Karbowski questioned how the federal money would be handled and emphasized the importance of county oversight. During the discussion, officials said the funds would be audited and would have to be used by the participating constable’s office rather than redirected to another county department.
Pct. 4 Deputy Constable Brian Nichols, who spoke to commissioners about how the program would work in practice, said participation is not expected to significantly alter the office’s normal duties. Nichols said deputies will continue performing their regular law enforcement responsibilities, including serving papers and conducting traffic stops.
When deputies encounter someone during those duties who presents identification such as a foreign passport or foreign identification card, Nichols said circumstances could give deputies reasonable suspicion to check the person’s immigration status through ICE records. ICE would then determine whether the person should be detained.
Nichols said he and another Pct. 4 deputy will be involved in the program and its required paperwork for the Pct. 4 Constable’s Office.
He also told commissioners that ICE officials have indicated eligible work performed by participating deputies as part of their normal duties could qualify for federal reimbursement. That could substantially offset the county’s salary costs for those deputies.
The discussion also addressed what happens after ICE authorizes a detention. Officials said ICE has contracted with another agency to handle transportation, with an anticipated response time of about 30 minutes. Under that arrangement, Pct. 4 deputies would not routinely have to transport detainees themselves.
Federal reimbursement will not simply be paid upon submission of an invoice, officials explained. Documentation of hours and activities will first be reviewed at the federal level, where reimbursement requests can be approved or returned for additional information. The documentation will then go through the county’s financial processes.
The agreement approved Tuesday applies specifically to the Pct. 4 Constable’s Office. During the discussion, Poston said the other five Liberty County constable offices have also signed agreements related to the program and additional agreements are expected to come before Commissioners Court. Poston said there is considerable interest among the other constable offices in participating.
The Pct. 4 office is the first of Liberty County’s six constable offices to be accepted into the program.
Commissioners approved the agreement without opposition.
Time for all Liberty County U.S. citizens to put the flag of Mexico on your vehicles. Let’s keep these guy’s busy! Worshiping the maga cult leader and harassing brown people is not christian like. But expected of christians of convenience. It’s sad that our elected officials have to stoop this low. Fly those Mexican flags people!
Your ignorant babbling indicates that you know nothing about being “Christian”.
1) Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
2)Matthew 22:21
They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
Titus 3:1
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Romans 13:13
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
1 Peter 2:13
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
3)1 Peter 2:17
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king
You appearantly trying to race bait, incite to riot, and disrespect this nation’s laws and leadership is anti-christ(ian).
This nation, like the Kingdom of heaven has laws and ordinances.
John 3
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Unless you are born of the Spirit, you can’t even see the kingdom of GOD…
It’s quite apparent by your text you lack being born of the Spirit, or have received the Holy Ghost.
Love GOD, seek GOD, trust GOD’S sovereignty…
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Romans 13:1-6
Obey the government, for God is the one who has put it there. There is no government anywhere that God has not placed in power. 2 So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow. 3 For the policeman does not frighten people who are doing right; but those doing evil will always fear him. So if you don’t want to be afraid, keep the laws and you will get along well. 4 The policeman is sent by God to help you. But if you are doing something wrong, of course you should be afraid, for he will have you punished. He is sent by God for that very purpose. 5 Obey the laws, then, for two reasons: first, to keep from being punished, and second, just because you know you should.
This isn’t Mexico, SJ.
Fly your filthy flag in it’s home shithole. Us “Maga” cultists, as you call it, like our communities safe, peaceful, and lawful. The cause of the degradation of the area over the past decade or so has been overwhelmingly scum from south of the border, as illustrated by the crime in Colony Ridge and surrounding areas that have been infested. The few of you who are decent people I’d consider collateral damage and your asses can be shipped back, too.
Us law abiding citizens have had enough noise, crime, disturbances, and thuggery.
So take your crap flag and shove it up your bean return hole.
Liberty County law enforcement- you have the blessing of a large majority of the citizens- get their criminal, disrespectful, lazy asses out of here. Thank you.
Racist POS
So y’all come in and trash our communities and commit a disproportionately high amount of crime, as verifiable from county arrest records when broken down on a per capita basis, and people getting tired of it are racists for calling it like it is?
Whatever.
This is the best thing that can happen for Liberty County, and hopefully Montgomery County follows their lead… it needs a good flush, as well.
Great 👍 finally thank you Texas needs to protect its self from illegals and Islam sharia law keep up the good work 👏 💪 Texas strong 💪 👏
Go Precinct 4. You guys are the best. Cleaning up drugs and now illegals.
Such a shame the character of so many Liberty residents… MAGA cultists about to get WASHED these midterms. These rednecks should re-read their history, and remember who lost the civil war. Bunch of uneducated low-lives who have nothing better to do than blame their pitiful existences on minorities, liberals, and anyone else that doesn’t lick the boot. Total losers lol! Keep living in that county line –you’re the laughing stock of the rest of the country. Uneducated hick bastards, can’t wait until we win the election! Enjoy hiding behind y’all’s patriot front masks and klan robes –soon, we’ll take our country back, and we can finally see who’s behind the mask when y’all get perp walked.
Liberty Naive-
History has jack crap to do with primitive criminal scum flooding into the area and turning it into a third world trash pit. If you’ve ever looked at the county arrest records, you would see a distinct pattern pointing toward the problem demographic- especially when broken down by ethnicity and a per capita basis.
The problem is scum from south of the border- mestizos. Lack of a developed prefrontal cortex means they can’t control themselves, can’t be civilized, and won’t assimilate. I’ve personally had enough all-night music, gunfire outside my kid’s window at 3am, dumped trash and dead animals, and general trash behavior.
The problem is mestizo scum, and they simply don’t belong in our society.
Nah, you’re the problem in our society. You are everything our country has ever fought against. You are an embarrassment to our nation. It’s alright though –because change is coming. You’ll be delegated to the dustbin of history like the pathetic loser you are 🙂
Liberty Native why don’t you take your mask off and tell everyone who you are instead of being Liberty Native.
How about you drop the addy, and we can have this discussion in person? –Not that you ever would, yall a cowardly bunch fr
What I find funny is they’re so proud of Mexico but what are you doing here in America send them all back. All there good for is drunk driving
Don’t forget sex trafficking, stealing from jobsites, blasting music all night and shooting, and abusing the welfare system. Maybe a tuberculosis outbreak in the local schools hear and there. But hey- they’re gonna mow our grass.