287(g) program

Texas Rolls Out $140K Grants to Sheriffs Who Deepen ICE Partnership Through 287(g)

The State of Texas is offering sheriffs as much as $140,000 to bolster cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), tying the new funding directly to participation in the federal 287(g) program. Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced the initiative Thursday, calling it a force multiplier for sheriffs working to identify and detain criminal migrants, as more than half of Texas counties qualify.

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Florida Weeklong ICE Operation Lands 400 Illegal Aliens in Detention

In a sweeping weeklong operation across Central Florida, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — bolstered by state and local law enforcement partners — arrested more than 400 illegal aliens. These include individuals with prior convictions for sex crimes, domestic violence, drug offenses, and vehicular assaults, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Florida Weeklong ICE Operation Lands 400 Illegal Aliens in Detention (U.S. Immigration and

Texas Bill Requiring Sheriffs to Work with ICE Moves Closer to Governor’s Desk

The Texas Legislature is one step closer to requiring the sheriffs of the state’s largest counties to enter into cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Texas Senate passed SB8 in April and forwarded the legislation to the House. On Saturday, the House passed the third reading of the bill.

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