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Senate Bill 8 2025-2026

A Texas state law that requires many county sheriffs to cooperate with ICE by applying for and entering 287(g) agreements.

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Jan 18, 2026
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Has ice deported man many more immigrants from Texas because Texas cooperates? Is texas cooperating in a way that does not infringe on people's constitutional rights?

Texas is a focal point for ICE enforcement: available reporting shows the state accounts for a disproportionately large share of recent arrests and detention capacity, a reality tied to explicit state...

Feb 1, 2026
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Which U.S. cities have the highest proportion of immigrant arrests or convictions in 2020s?

The public record does not supply a definitive, nationwide list of cities ranked by the proportion of arrests or convictions that involve immigrants in the 2020s; instead, federal and advocacy dataset...

Jan 31, 2026
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How has Texas Senate Bill 8 (and SB4) changed sheriff cooperation with ICE and what lawsuits challenge it?

Senate Bill 8 () moves from a mostly voluntary local‑federal immigration partnership toward a statutory requirement that many county sheriffs request and, if offered, enter 287(g) agreements with ICE,...

Feb 2, 2026

88,000 arrested in Texas. 34,000 in Florida. 30,000 in California. 13,000 in New York. 12,000 in Georgia. And practically no violence. true or false

The headline numbers — , 34,000 in , 30,000 in , 13,000 in and 12,000 in — cannot be fully corroborated from the documents provided, though they are within the realm of plausibility given reported sur...

Jan 18, 2026

What legal agreements (like 287(g)) or state policies in Texas and Florida affect federal immigration enforcement operations?

Texas and Florida have used a mix of federal-state memorandums and state laws to expand local participation in federal immigration enforcement—most prominently through the federal 287(g) program, whic...