Yes. because they are not authorized to do the job for the Department of Immigration. The local police are there for a specific purpose. not to enforce immigration law. Therefore. under this provision that local policeman would not do that unless it is specifically specified under the act itself. and there are certain conditions under which that local policeman can. one being. of course. the contract. and the other being an instance where the local police arrest an individual for a violation of a criminal law and then later may check with the Department of Immigration on the status of that individual. On the basis of information provided over the phone. for example. the Service may arrest the individual and may authorize a temporary detention of the individual in question. Again. the local authorities will be acting on the advice of the Immigration authorities. may have reason to believe that the individual is illegal.
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