Sheriff's immigration training plan delayed over grant

September 5, 2008 6:00 a.m. Amanda IaconeThe Journal Gazette
Allen County sheriff’s officers won’t be enforcing U.S. immigration laws, at least for now.

The department applied last fall to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to arrest illegal immigrants in Allen County. The department learned this week that no federal money is available this year for the training program, Chief Deputy Dave Gladieux said.

Immigration officials encouraged the sheriff’s department to apply again in November for money to pay for officers to participate in the five-week program next year, Gladieux said.

“We are probably going to reapply,â€