Texas Sheriffs Drafted as Deportation Agents
Senate Bill 8 mandates local law enforcement to join ICE’s 287(g) program, turning Texas sheriffs into federal immigration agents and raising fears of racial profiling and eroded trust.
In Texas, the badge just got a second job: deportation officer. With the passage of Senate Bill 8, a sweeping new law requiring most Texas sheriffs to enter formal cooperation agreements with ICE, th…