Glossary
Key terms used in reporting on the 287(g) program and immigration enforcement.
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- 287(g)
- Fill in: Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to enter into agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies… See also: Memorandum of Agreement, ICE
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- Administrative warrant
- Fill in: A civil warrant issued by an immigration officer, not a federal judge. Unlike criminal warrants, administrative warrants do not authorize entry into a home… See also: Detainer, Warrant Service Officer
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- Civil immigration violation
- Fill in: Being present in the United States without authorization is a civil violation, not a criminal one. This distinction matters for what local officers can legally do…
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- Detainer
- Fill in: A request from ICE to a local jail or law enforcement agency to hold a person beyond their scheduled release date so ICE can take custody… See also: Jail Enforcement Model
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- ICE
- Fill in: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal agency within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for civil immigration enforcement…
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- Jail Enforcement Model
- Fill in: Under the Jail Enforcement Model (JEM), trained local officers screen people booked into local jails to identify those who may be removable… See also: 287(g), Task Force Model, Warrant Service Officer
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- Memorandum of Agreement
- Fill in: The formal contract between ICE and a local law enforcement agency that establishes the terms of a 287(g) partnership. Each MOA specifies which officers are trained, what authority they have, and oversight requirements… See also: 287(g)
- MOA
- See Memorandum of Agreement. See also: Memorandum of Agreement
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- Removal
- Fill in: The formal process by which a person is ordered to leave the United States by an immigration judge or through expedited procedures…
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- Task Force Model
- Fill in: Under the Task Force Model (TFM), trained local officers work alongside ICE agents in the community to make immigration arrests… See also: 287(g), Jail Enforcement Model, Warrant Service Officer
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- Warrant Service Officer
- Fill in: The Warrant Service Officer (WSO) model authorizes local officers to serve administrative warrants of removal on people ICE has already identified and targeted for arrest… See also: 287(g), Administrative warrant, Jail Enforcement Model