The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted this week to not sign an agreement with ICE to take over some immigration functions. Manchester Police Chief Peter Marr said the agreement isn’t necessary, since the department already cooperates with ICE in the course of their duties. He also noted that ICE already has a presence in the city: New Hampshire’s only ICE field office is in downtown Manchester. These were carried out largely by ICE officers, as only nine were tagged as belonging to a 287(g) program. But as ICE arrests by local police increase and more agencies in the state sign on to a 287(g) agreement, Manchester is facing pressure from state and local Republicans to join the 24 other New Hampshire departments that have active agreements with ICE.