The Department of Homeland Security has a program called 287(g) that enables local and state law enforcement agencies to receive federal training and monetary support in protecting their jurisdictions from criminal aliens. The program was created by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and was popular during the George W. Bush administration. The agreements were allowed to wane under Obama, however, and at the end of his term only 35 agreements remained. Trump gave them new life during his first administration and at its end, 150 were in place. Biden promised to abolish the program altogether but failed. When Trump resumed office, however, the number of active agreements had again shrunk, to 135.
Now, in response to a presidential executive order, more than 1,000 such agreements have been entered into, with local and state agencies in 40 states. According to DHS, those agencies can “now work directly with DHS and ICE to protect their communities. These historic partnerships are a force multiplier for DHS as the Administration continues to use every tool in its toolbox to find, arrest, and deport criminal illegal aliens.”
Participating agencies are eligible for full reimbursement of the annual salary and benefits of each trained 287(g) officer, including overtime coverage up to 25 percent of the officer’s annual salary, plus quarterly monetary awards for successful performance.
For more, see the DHS website.