{"id":2526225,"date":"2025-12-29T14:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-helped-by-1250-local-police-departments-democrats-want-to-stop-it\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:50:15","slug":"ice-helped-by-1250-local-police-departments-democrats-want-to-stop-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-helped-by-1250-local-police-departments-democrats-want-to-stop-it\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE helped by 1,250 local police departments. Democrats want to stop it"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-helped-by-1250-local-police-departments-democrats-want-to-stop-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526225&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Three house Democrats have reintroduced legislation to end the federal 287(g) program, which authorizes ICE to delegate immigration-enforcement duties to state and local law enforcement. ICE currently has 1,255 agreements with jurisdictions in 40 states, a record high, allowing local police who opt in to detain and transfer people suspected of being in the country illegally. Supporters of the repeal, including Rep. Sarah McBride, argue the partnerships drain local resources, fuel racial profiling, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-gave-millions-to-soros-backed-soft-on-crime-ngos\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Gave &#039;Millions&#039; To &#039;Soros-Backed, Soft-On-Crime NGOs&#039;\">undermine community safety<\/a> and trust; their PROTECT Immigration Act would restore immigration enforcement to federal authorities. Proponents of cooperation point to actions by Republican leaders such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who expanded local-state collaboration; Florida troopers participating in 287(g) have arrested about 6,200 people for ICE. Sanctuary jurisdictions refuse to honor ICE detention requests, prompting ICE to increase community-based arrests and efforts to track released individuals &#8211; a trend noted in recent reporting showing a surge in ICES local arrests. The debate centers on balancing local policing priorities and civil-rights concerns against federal efforts to boost deportations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats move to stop ICE from working with local police nationwide<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2457971\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Some Democrats are trying to cut ties between local police and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>, as a record-high number of cities and states have stepped up to help federal police track down illegal immigrants in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>As President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> prepares to begin his second year in office, three House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\">Democrats<\/a> have reintroduced legislation to end the 287(g) program, which originated from the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, an amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4363368\/patel-surging-resources-dismantle-minnesota-fraud-schemes\/\">Patel surging FBI resources to &#8216;dismantle&#8217; Minnesota fraud schemes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4362910\/delaware-police-dmv-gunman-fired-at-officers\/\">Delaware State Police say DMV gunman let customers leave, fired at approaching officers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4361772\/white-house-touts-historic-drop-murder-rate\/\">White House touts historic drop in annual murders<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The program gives ICE the authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >delegate specific immigration officer duties<\/a> to state and local police. Local police departments must opt in to participate in the program.<\/p>\n<p>As of Dec. 23, ICE has signed 1,255 agreements with local jurisdictions across 40 states &mdash; more than at any other point in its history, according to ICE&rsquo;s website.<\/p>\n<p>That means local and state police in more than 1,250 departments nationwide are turning people they suspect to be illegal immigrants over to ICE or Border Patrol for federal officials to determine if they are in the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>The partnerships extensively expand ICE&rsquo;s presence by repurposing state and local police to support the Trump administration&rsquo;s overarching goal of carrying out the largest-ever deportation operation.<\/p>\n<p>However, Democrats have said they are concerned the cooperation is hurting local policing operations. Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) said the 287(g) program has led to more racial profiling by local police, and the Protecting the Rights of Towns Against Federal Enforcement Contrary to Constitutional Tenets Immigration Act would cut the partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For too long, the 287(g) program has drained local resources, fueled racial profiling, and made communities less safe &mdash; and it&rsquo;s time we end it,&rdquo; McBride said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mcbride.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/mcbride-quigley-jayapal-foushee-reintroduce-protect-immigration-act-keep-local\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;The PROTECT Immigration Act makes clear that immigration enforcement belongs with trained federal authorities, guaranteeing that local law enforcement can focus exclusively on keeping our communities safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In February, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3331234\/florida-first-state-require-police-carry-out-ice-duties\/\">signed<\/a>&nbsp;legislation into law that allows state police and law enforcement in all 67 counties to work directly with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-bans-terms-illegal-alien-assimilation-to-make-u-s-seem-more-inclusive\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Bans Terms \u2018Illegal Alien,\u2019 \u2018Assimilation\u2019 To Make U.S. Seem More \u2018Inclusive\u2019\">federal immigration agencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, state police who pulled over a vehicle with drivers and passengers believed to be illegally in the country had to contact Border Patrol or ICE to let them know about the traffic stop and see how to proceed, the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;learned during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3468966\/how-florida-helping-trump-administration-round-up-illegal-immigrants\/\">ride-along<\/a> with Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Tony Kingery in July.<\/p>\n<p>Now, deputized state troopers have greater authority if a person claims they are not a U.S. citizen or lacks documentation. The officer may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-teams-up-with-trump-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"DeSantis teams up with Trump to arrest ...s\">contact local federal authorities<\/a>, either ICE or Border Patrol, to run the person&rsquo;s identification.<\/p>\n<p>Florida state troopers who opted into the 287(g) partnerships have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3887535\/florida-highway-patrol-has-arrested-6200-illegal-immigrants-for-ice\/\">arrested<\/a> 6,200 illegal immigrants off the streets and turned them over to federal immigration authorities for deportation proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Given that &ldquo;sanctuary&rdquo; cities and states will not cooperate with ICE and turn over illegal immigrants in local jails, ICE is more active in communities, trying to track down people who have been released from jail.<\/p>\n<p>When ICE learns that an illegal immigrant has been arrested locally, it will ask the local jail to detain that individual until federal police can arrive and take custody of them. Sanctuary zones will not hold that person, regardless of whether it&rsquo;s local police partnering with ICE.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3924939\/self-deportation-numbers-soar-trump-first-year-winds-down\/\">SELF-DEPORTATIONS SOAR AS TRUMP&rsquo;S FIRST YEAR WINDS DOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In one recent instance, ICE asked Fairfax County, Virginia, authorities to hold a criminal illegal immigrant from El Salvador who was due to be released from jail in December. The county did not detain him, and 23-year-old Marvin Morales-Ortez was arrested the following day by local police as the suspect in a homicide.<\/p>\n<p>A newly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/immigration\/2025\/12\/28\/ice-deportations-data-trump-arrests\/\">released analysis<\/a> by the <em>Washington Post<\/em> suggests that ICE&rsquo;s arrests within communities surged this fall, meaning that it is doing more work out and about with the help of 287(g) partners than lodging detainers at local jails and having them ignored.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats push to end local-ICE ties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2526226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6161.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[69663,3685,8364,69661,69662],"class_list":["post-2526225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criminal-justice-2","tag-democrats","tag-ice","tag-immigration-enforcement-2","tag-local-police-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6161.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526225"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526229,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526225\/revisions\/2526229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}