Tag: 287(g) Program

By Anna Giaritelli | Washington Examiner State and local police officers are signing up to assist President Donald Trump‘s mass deportation at a rapid pace, the Washington Examiner has learned, in a dramatic turnaround from the Biden administration. The Trump administration has seen a 563% increase in the number of state and local police departments entering 287(g) agreements with the federal agency United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement since former President Joe Biden left office. Nearly 900 law enforcement agencies across 40 states have entered contracts with ICE and deputized officers to carry out federal immigration laws in addition to local and state policies, according to data obtained by the Washington Examiner. That is...