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Local law enforcement agencies deputized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have exploded during Donald Trump’s second administration, with as many as 15,800 police officers and sheriff’s deputies working with federal agents to arrest and jail immigrants, according to a new analysis.
More than 760 local law enforcement agencies have partnered with ICE since Trump took office, according to the analysis from FWD.US, a nonpartisan policy organization.
There are now nearly 1,200 local agencies working in tandem with ICE, up from 135 during Joe Biden’s administration and 150 at the end of Trump’s first term, the group found.
That drastic expansion of the 287(g) “task force” program, which deputizes cops to stop and arres
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