As the administration works to deepen police cooperation on immigrant enforcement throughout the country, the effort in Washington shows how migrants stopped by local law enforcement for low-level infractions can swiftly be detained by ICE — a boost for an agency struggling to meet the White House’s demands for higher arrest numbers.
Since January, ICE has signed more than 520 agreements in 35 states that allow local law enforcement to collaborate with federal officials on immigration enforcement during routine patrols.
However, the administration ha
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