WHITE PAPER: The Misguided Expansion of § 287(g) Agreements, Allowing Local Police to Perform Immigration Duties

Recently, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") decided to expand Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows local law enforcement representatives to act as immigration officers and enforce federal civil immigration laws.[1]Human Rights Initiative of North Texas ("HRI") is opposed to this expansion and believes that the 287(g) program should be terminated altogether, as it prevents immigrants from reporting crimes and working with the police, encourages racial profiling, and wastes taxpayer money. Instead, local law enforcement agencies should be encouraged to work with immigrants to prosecute serious criminals and improve the safety of their communities.

...[1] Azadeh Shahshahani, Am. Civ. Liberties Union Found. of Ga., Terror and Isolation in Cobb: How Unchecked Police Power under 287(g) Has Torn Families Apart and Threatened Public Safety 3 (2008).

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