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287(g) program authorizes local officers to enforce certain immigration laws and offers partner reimbursement, DHS says

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The Department of Homeland Security announced that an ICE operation in West Virginia from January 5–19, 2025 resulted in the arrest of more than 650 noncitizens, whom DHS described as including drug traffickers, violent offenders, and burglars. The agency said the arrests used the 287(g) program, which allows trained local and state officers to assist ICE, and cited several named individuals with criminal convictions and final orders of removal. DHS also highlighted reimbursement options for local partners and framed the operation as evidence that cooperation with ICE improves public safety.
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Federal law (INA §287(g), codified at 8 U.S.C. §1357(g)) authorizes the federal government to enter written agreements delegating specified immigration-officer functions to qualified state, local, and tribal officers so they can identify, apprehend, and detain removable noncitizens. ICE’s official 287(g) program description shows multiple models (e.g., jail enforcement, task force, tribal, warrant service) under which state and local officers operate under ICE direction and oversight. In Sept. 2025 DHS announced new reimbursement opportunities for 287(g) Task Force Model partners — including full reimbursement of eligible officers’ salary and benefits, overtime coverage up to 25%, and quarterly performance awards effective Oct. 1, 2025. Verdict: True — the 287(g) program delegates authority to state and local officers to identify/arrest certain noncitizens, and DHS has implemented financial reimbursement opportunities for participating partner agencies (per ICE and DHS announcements).

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  1. Update · Feb 09, 2026, 10:10 PMTrue
    Federal law (INA §287(g), codified at 8 U.S.C. §1357(g)) authorizes the federal government to enter written agreements delegating specified immigration-officer functions to qualified state, local, and tribal officers so they can identify, apprehend, and detain removable noncitizens. ICE’s official 287(g) program description shows multiple models (e.g., jail enforcement, task force, tribal, warrant service) under which state and local officers operate under ICE direction and oversight. In Sept. 2025 DHS announced new reimbursement opportunities for 287(g) Task Force Model partners — including full reimbursement of eligible officers’ salary and benefits, overtime coverage up to 25%, and quarterly performance awards effective Oct. 1, 2025. Verdict: True — the 287(g) program delegates authority to state and local officers to identify/arrest certain noncitizens, and DHS has implemented financial reimbursement opportunities for participating partner agencies (per ICE and DHS announcements).
  2. Original article · Feb 09, 2026
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