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AP: Trump is recruiting thousands of local officers to aid immigration effort. Some states are saying no
Ten Democratic-led states now prohibit local law enforcement cooperation with ICE’s expanded 287(g) program amid public concerns over racial profiling and community safety.
- Federal authorities have scaled up the 287 program, with participation rising to more than 1,400 agreements across 41 states and territories, as Trump expanded local ICE task forces.
- Federal funding and local grants have helped drive enforcement with a $150 billion federal enforcement package including $46 billion for hiring 10,000 ICE agents and $45 billion for detention-center expansion, plus ICE local incentive payments including $100,000 vehicle grants and $7,500 equipment allowances.
- About 800 entities now have task force pacts granting the most expansive authority, and Trump expanded 287 from jail-only to street task forces.
- On Tuesday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a law banning immigration enforcement agreements, which the Department of Homeland Security said `will make Maryland less safe` while Republican sheriffs warned it could increase ICE presence.
- Ten Democratic-led states now prohibit local cooperation with a key deportation program, and advocacy groups like the American Immigration Council say protests and scrutiny following federal enforcement and deadly incidents in Minnesota have fueled political pressure.
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Some states push back on Trump recruiting local officers to aid immigration enforcement
Ten states — all led by Democrats — now have statewide policies prohibiting law enforcement officers from cooperating in one of the primary programs Trump is using to carry out his agenda of mass deportations.
Virginia Senate passes bill to restrict local cooperation with ICE as Democratic states push back on Trump
Democratic-led states are increasingly pushing back against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown — and Virginia is the latest to join in. The Virginia Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would place hefty guardrails on any proposed 287(g) agreements allowing local law enforcement to carry out federal immigration functions. The bill still must go to
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Trump is recruiting thousands of local officers to aid immigration effort. Some states are saying no
New laws in some Democratic-led states are forcing local sheriffs to stop cooperating with President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts.
Trump Is Recruiting Thousands Of Local Officers To Aid Immigration Effort. Some States Are Saying No – 710am KURV
By DAVID A. LIEB and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press Over the past 18 years, officers at Maryland’s Frederick County jail have asked thousands of inmates two standard questions: What country are you a citizen of? And where were you born? If the answer was anything other than the United States, local officers deputized with special federal authority launched an investigation into whether the person was in the country illegally. Since 2008, Frederic…
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