As of April 24, ICE had signed more than 450 memorandums of agreement for 287(g) programs covering 38 states, according to its website, meaning more than 450 agencies are now a part of the program.

Palm Bay this week could become the latest Brevard County city to authorize Immigrations and Customs Enforcement training for its police officers that would allow them to detain persons suspected ...

The Attorney General’s office is looking to take over some of the responsibilities previously handled by ICE.The office is ...

The agreement is part of ICE's 287(g) program, which the state argues is mandatory for all Florida law enforcement agencies. Opponents argue Florida cities are not required to enter into the ...

ICE activity increased in South Dakota, after agents arrested eight people in Madison at Manitou Equipment and Global Polymer ...

Camden, Delaware rescinded its 287(g) agreement with ICE after community backlash. 287(g) agreements deputize local police to enforce federal immigration laws, potentially leading to racial ...

Previous law enforcement agencies have ended agreements due to the added costs. The 287(g) program refers to Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act passed by Congress in 1996.

Since late January, nearly 200 county, city, and state law enforcement agencies have signed what are known as 287(g) task force model agreements with ICE. These agencies operate in 23 states ...

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), section 287(g), ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) can partner with law enforcement agencies under a memorandum of agreement (MOA).

Arizona police and sheriff's agencies can now sign up for a federal program to allow street-level immigration enforcement. The program, known as the 287(g) Task Force Model, was halted in 2012 ...

Across the United States, a federal program has been turning local police into immigration enforcers under US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) agreements.

“Preventing a local law enforcement agency from entering into a 287(g) agreement with the federal government prevents that agency from participating in certain federal immigration operations ...