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PHOENIX - Yesterday, federal immigration officials and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office signed an agreement allowing trained deputies to enforce immigration laws.

Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials begin training 160 Maricopa County deputies.

They'll be authorized to detain and arrest suspected illegal immigrants both in the county jail and on the streets.

Deputies will go through a four-week course to learn about nationality and immigration laws in depth.

The trained officers will have authority to determine whether someone is an illegal immigrant and will be able to designate that immigration removal proceedings begin.

Opponents and critics fear it could result in racial profiling.