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

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.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allowing KBI agents to work with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to remove immigrants who are living in or who have entered the country illegally,

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

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.

Federal immigration agents are getting more help on the ground in Kansas to catch people who are undocumented.