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AP: Trump is recruiting thousands of local officers to aid immigration effort. Some states are saying no

Participation in ICE's 287(g) program surged from 135 to over 1,400 agreements under Trump, while Democratic states enact laws to restrict local immigration enforcement cooperation.

  • Federal authorities have scaled up the 287 program, with participation rising to more than 1,400 agreements across 41 states and territories, as Trump expanded local ICE task forces.
  • Federal funding and local grants have helped drive enforcement with a $150 billion federal enforcement package including $46 billion for hiring 10,000 ICE agents and $45 billion for detention-center expansion, plus ICE local incentive payments including $100,000 vehicle grants and $7,500 equipment allowances.
  • About 800 entities now have task force pacts granting the most expansive authority, and Trump expanded 287 from jail-only to street task forces.
  • On Tuesday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a law banning immigration enforcement agreements, which the Department of Homeland Security said 'will make Maryland less safe' while Republican sheriffs warned it could increase ICE presence.
  • Ten Democratic-led states now prohibit local cooperation with a key deportation program, and advocacy groups like the American Immigration Council say protests and scrutiny following federal enforcement and deadly incidents in Minnesota have fueled political pressure.
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Trump is recruiting local officers to aid immigration effort. Some states are saying no

Ten states now have statewide policies prohibiting law enforcement officers from cooperating in the primary programs Trump is using to carry out mass deportations.

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For the past 18 years, Frederick County Prison officials in Maryland have asked thousands of prisoners two usual questions: Which country is he a citizen of? And where was he born? If the answer was another than the United States, local officials with special federal authority would start an investigation to determine if the person was in the country illegally. Since 2008, Frederick County has handed over 1884 people to the U.S. Immigration and …

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Trump is recruiting thousands of local officers to aid immigration effort. Some states are saying no

New laws in some Democratic-led states are forcing local sheriffs to stop cooperating with President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts.

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Las Vegas Sun broke the news in Las Vegas, United States on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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