More power, less oversight: Inside Texas' expanding local immigration crackdown
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Josh Hinkle (via KXAN Austin)
Texas leads the nation in 287(g) agreements with ICE – 527 as of mid-September, roughly one-fifth of all agreements nationwide. Under the Task Force Model, revived by the Trump administration in 2025, local officers can make immigration arrests during routine police work – raising renewed concerns about civil rights and oversight.
