Under the state-federal partnership, an unspecified number of KBI agents would receive ICE training allowing them to issue immigration detainers, serve warrants for some immigration violations and arrest people allegedly in the U.

KBI Director Tony Mattivi told The Star his agents will only be involved in arresting immigrants with a known criminal history.

Under the agreement, select agents will receive ICE training to arrest illegal immigrants, execute warrants, and issue immigration detainers.

Kansas’ attorney general and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) have signed a deal to assist federal immigration forces in the Sunflower State.

KBI Director Tony Mattivi, second from left, says a portion of KBI agents have been committed to working under supervision of ICE on immigration cases.

Some agents with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation will get ICE training to help arrest and execute warrants for immigrants in the state illegally.