A 35-year-old woman accused of being in the country illegally was arrested during Paola Municipal Court last week and held on a warrant issued by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
According to the Miami County Republic, Paola Police Chief Don Poore confirmed the arrest of the woman when she showed up at Municipal court due to a traffic citation she received in June. She was transported to the Miami County Jail, where she was held before being turned over to the custody of ICE officers. Poore says arrests on ICE warrants are not common in Paola, but it is proper police procedure to do a warrant check during traffic stops and as people show up for Municipal Court. The ICE warrant was issued of 13 years ago in December of 2005.
