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Text messages show communication breakdown between KPD, ICE over immigration enforcement
- KPD leadership demanded immediate notification before any assistance to ICE, signaling tight control over joint operations.
- ICE described its focus on known targets and clarified it does not conduct sweeps in the area.
- Group texts show KPD officers unaware of ICE operations at certain locations, fueling confusion.
- KPD policy restricts arrest based on immigrant status but requires handing over undocumented individuals with crimes to ICE.
- Bell County Sheriff's Office participates in an ICE warrant officer program to expedite transfers.
- Public concerns rise as ICE operations spark protests near Harker Heights High School.
- KPD declined to comment on the article by deadline.
- ICE official Matt is identified as ICE supervisor in Waco and oversees 13 counties including Bell and McLennan.
- Local authorities cite noncitizens with crimes or removal orders as ICE targets.
- The article frames the issue as a tension between national enforcement approach and local police autonomy.
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