Local Police Join ICE Deportation Force in Record Numbers Despite Warnings Program Lacks Oversight

[justaprogressive]

Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, U.S. immigration officials have deputized a record number of local police to function as deportation agents, despite repeated warnings from government watchdogs since 2018 that the program does not adequately train and oversee officers.

This expansion of the 287(g) Program is being driven by the administration’s resurrection of a previously abandoned task force model empowering local officers to question individuals’ immigration status during traffic stops and other routine policing. At least 315 departments have signed on to the more aggressive approach, which Immigration and Customs Enforcement abandoned in 2012 amid racial profiling problems and lawsuits.

Overall, ICE initiated 514 new agreements with local law enforcement agencies across 40 states since January. Among the new partners are highway patrol troopers in Tennessee and officers with about 20 Florida agencies, who in recent weeks assisted ICE with the arrest of more than 1,300 people.

“It has been wonderful to see people jump in and be a part of it to make sure that we have not just the authorities that we need to go out there and to work, but also to have the local knowledge and the people in the community that really want to be a part of the solution,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.

https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-deportation-police-287g-program-expansion

[atreides1]

1. Of course

The po-lice are the tools of the rich and politically connected...they owe nothing to the people and they show that attitude constantly!

Most are like Eric Cartmen, some are like Barney Fife, but very few are like Sheriff Andy Taylor!!!

[Jirel]

2. "Local brownshirts join gestapo."

Really, not surprising that they want to hurt people in illegal kidnappings and beat downs.

I bet a jagoff police cadet I knew, who was rejected by local police forces due to violent tendencies (how much of a psycho do you have to be for that?!?!), is probably happily employed with them now.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Keep increasing those cop/agent/officer budgets. I'm sure it will all work out.

[stillcool]

4. getting their jollies

but a great example of pathetic human beings too far gone to be a part of a decent society. They'll always need to find a way to get off on violence.