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2025-10-28 20:38:05
[Immigration Enforcement Expands Powers, Engulfing Tens of Thousands of Local Police] ⑴ The Trump administration has mobilized approximately 10,500 local law enforcement officers to participate in immigration enforcement, including state troopers, county sheriffs, and even university law enforcement officers. ⑵ This effort was achieved through the expansion of the "287(g)" program, with the number of agreements increasing sevenfold to nearly 1,100 by September, granting local police immigration arrest powers. ⑶ Data shows that from the time Trump took office until the end of July, law enforcement officers in 40 states had arrested nearly 3,000 undocumented immigrants. ⑷ Florida arrested an additional 2,500 people through the same program during the same period. The combined number of arrests in these two states is nearly double the number of arrests made by local police during Biden's tenure in 2024. ⑸ While the current total still represents a small percentage of all immigration arrests this year, it signals a structural shift in immigration enforcement practices.
