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Local officers deputized for ICE doubled in eight months, report says

NPR reports that more than 29,000 state and local officers were deputized under ICE's 287(g) program from January 2025 to October 2026, according to a FWD.us analysis.

Updated Oct 28, 2026 · 10:24 UTC1 reports

The short version

  • According to NPR, a FWD.us report finds the number of state and local officers deputized for ICE has doubled in eight months.[NPR]
  • Florida and Texas agencies accounted for about half of more than 47,000 immigration arrests made through 287(g) from January 2025 to August 2026, per the report, and governors in both states have mandated local police sign deals.[NPR]
  • The key figures rest on FWD.us's own analysis, and the Justice Department's $3 billion summer funding offer for participating agencies is cited as an incentive.[NPR]

Key facts

  • A FWD.us report found the number of state and local officers working with ICE under the 287(g) program doubled in the last eight months.[NPR]
  • More than 29,000 officers were deputized by ICE between January 2025 and October 2026, far more than the 11,600 deportation officers ICE directly employs.[NPR]
  • Law enforcement agencies in Florida and Texas combined accounted for about half of more than 47,000 immigration arrests made nationally through 287(g) between January 2025 and August 2026, according to FWD.us.[NPR]
  • Governors in Florida and Texas have mandated that local police sign 287(g) agreements.[NPR]
  • In Wyoming, deputized officers made 77% of immigration arrests in the state in April 2026, and more than 60% in every month since November 2025, according to the report.[NPR]
  • In New Hampshire, the 287(g) program accounted for 60% of immigration arrests in June 2026.[NPR]
  • The Justice Department offered $3 billion in funding earlier this summer for state and local agencies that join the program.[NPR]

What remains uncertain

  • The figures are presented as findings of FWD.us's own analysis and are not described as independently confirmed data.[NPR]
  • Claims about the administration's enforcement approach and a chilling effect on immigrant communities in Oklahoma are opinions attributed to an advocacy official and a think-tank analyst, not established findings.[NPR]

Sources

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.