Local Law Enforcement Joins Federal Immigration Mission Under 287G Program

Expansion of Federal Immigration Enforcement

• 🤝 Local law enforcement agencies are increasingly partnering with federal immigration officials through the 287G program.
• 🎯 This program allows local departments to conduct immigration enforcement and access federal records checks, bypassing direct federal involvement.
• 📈 Currently, 455 state, local, and county agencies are involved, with an additional 66 contracts pending.

Sheriff's Perspectives on Participation

• 🗣️ Sheriff Rick Jones of Butler County, Ohio, is using the 287G program to address illegal work at a construction site within his jail.
• 🚫 Sheriff Jones clarifies that operations will focus on workplaces and not involve door-to-door raids or church 'round-ups'.
• ⚠️ Sheriff Kak of Laramie County, Wyoming, is awaiting his official contract with ICE to house detainees, emphasizing that his deputies will not be responding to routine calls for immigration status.

Operational Focus and Training

• 🚓 The primary focus for task force-certified deputies is interdiction of human trafficking and other crimes on interstates.
• 🏠 Sheriff Kak's department will house approximately 50-100 ICE detainees, utilizing vacant jail space.
• ⏳ Sheriff Jones is already housing around 180 illegal immigrants for ICE and notes that the 287G training program is a six-week course, with suggestions to condense it to one week for faster deployment.