Markwayne Mullin, the successor to Kristi Noem as Head of ICE, has taken a different approach to the agency, focusing more on transportation and reducing the agency’s visibility, while also introducing a program to reimburse local police agencies for salaries and benefits for participating in the 287(g) task force program.
The ACLU released a report warning that the Trump administration’s expansion of the 287(g) program is turning local police departments into a “national deportation-policing force” and encouraging racial profiling.
The ACLU of Wisconsin has released a report documenting the growing “jail-to-deportation pipeline” in the state, which is facilitated by cooperation between county sheriffs and ICE and has resulted in over 3,300 detainers being issued to Wisconsin detention facilities since October 2021.
The Trump administration has expanded the 287(g) program, turning local police into ICE agents and increasing deportations, while families and advocates nationwide are fighting back.