Disentangling Local Law Enforcement from Federal Immigration Enforcement

The entanglement of local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities enables a discriminatory pipeline that disproportionately harms Black and Brown immigrants, leading to deportations often based on minor or no convictions and eroding community trust. The solution is to fully end this cooperation by eliminating programs like 287(g) and Secure Communities, halting detainer use, severing data sharing, and removing funding incentives that encourage local involvement in immigration enforcement.