Hundreds of Texas agencies join ICE's expanding 287(g) program
More Texas officers are gaining federal immigration powers as new state funding supports the program's growth.
The Alamo Republican brief, from reporting by KXAN
Travis County
Hundreds of agencies in Texas have signed on to ICE's 287(g) program, which lets local officers take on federal immigration powers. The number of officers with those powers has also grown.
The report says new funding is driving further growth of the program in Texas. The story was cut off before it described how much the state is spending.
Written by The Alamo Republican from KXAN’s reporting, using only the facts in it. KXAN’s own headline: “Shadow Force: Inside Texas' ICE-powered police network”
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped a vehicle in north Austin for a missing license plate light, and the agency later detained a person and asked federal immigration officials for help.
The Galveston Police Department Vice and Narcotics Unit served 21 search-and-arrest warrants across Galveston County on Thursday targeting alleged illegal gambling operations with electronic eight-liners. Law enforcemen…
via Red Dot Flow
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