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Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

The expansion of Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to delegate certain federal immigration enforcement functions to trained state, local, and tribal officers.

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Jan 22, 2026
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How do 287(g) agreements between ICE and local or tribal law enforcement work and where are they in effect?

of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes the to delegate certain federal functions to trained state, local, and tribal officers through written memoranda of agreement (MOAs), which exist in d...

Jan 27, 2026

How have 287(g) agreements affected community‑police relations and deportation rates in participating jurisdictions?

—pacts that deputize local officers to carry out federal immigration functions—have coincided with sharper deportation activity where they are deployed and a measurable erosion of trust between immigr...

Jan 19, 2026

How do local police-ICE collaborations work in practice and what agreements govern them?

Local police–ICE collaboration is built primarily on Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, under which ICE can delegate specified immigration-enforcement functions to trained state or...

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