MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Police in Manhattan confirm that federal immigration agents conducted operations in the Little Apple on Thursday morning.
The Riley County Police Department announced on social media on Feb. 5 that agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement were present in Manhattan earlier in the day. The RCPD said it has received numerous calls from locals regarding the ICE presence in the city.
“We can confirm there were operations that were conducted. RCPD was not involved in these operations. Please refer all questions to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
Riley County Police Department statement excerpt
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Several law enforcement agencies, not including the RCPD, have signed on to partnerships with ICE in Kansas through its 287(g) program. This voluntary program allows state and local law enforcement officials to assist with the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws under ICE oversight in different capacities such as under the warrant service officer model or task force model.
- Jackson County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, July 23, 2020.
- Kansas Bureau of Investigation – Task Force model, Feb. 18, 2025.
- Reno County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, March 5, 2025.
- Cowley County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, March 5, 2025.
- Rice County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, March 26, 2025.
- Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, May 28, 2025.
- Anderson County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model June 12, 2025.
- Haskell County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, June 12, 2025.
- Franklin County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, June 17, 2025.
- Jewell County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, June 25, 2025.
- Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office – Task Force model, July 2, 2025.
- Rush County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, July 7, 2025.
- Ellis County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, July 7, 2025.
- Rooks County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, Sept. 9, 2025.
- Saline County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, Sept. 22, 2025.
- Brown County Sheriff’s Office – Jail Enforcement model, Nov. 4, 2025.
- Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, Nov. 4, 2025.
- Brown County Sheriff’s Office – Task Force model, Nov. 4, 2025.
- Coffeyville Police Department – Task Force model, Nov. 4, 2025.
- Brown County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer, Nov. 5, 2025.
- Wathena Police Department – Task Force Officer model, Nov. 14, 2025.
- Lyon County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, Dec. 2, 2025.
- Osage County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, Dec. 8, 2025.
- Phillips County Sheriff’s Office – Warrant Service Officer model, Dec. 8, 2025.
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