How Local Police Are Working for ICE, and an Unusual Data Center Dispute
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How are local police collaborating with ICE on immigration enforcement?
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Subscribe now for a special offer on all of our games at nytimes.com slash joingames. From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Wednesday, June 17th. Here's what we're covering. Across the country, as the Trump administration has been carrying out its mass deportation campaign.
So the guy on the left is from Guatemala. Other guy's from Mexico.
It's been recruiting state and local police officers to help.
I said, hey, do you have to have an ID? Can I see it?
What are the implications of local police acting as ICE agents?
He's like, oh yeah, no problem. I got my green card, but these guys don't.
And The Times has been looking at how that's playing out on the ground. Technically, living in the U.S. without authorization is a civil violation, not a criminal offense. And local police have no responsibility to enforce federal immigration law. But the administration is expanding cooperation between local and federal authorities. And for the first time, the government is offering cash incentives for local law enforcement agencies to sign up and make arrests. After completing a 40-hour virtual training, officers can ask people they encounter in the course of routine police work about their immigration status and take them into custody if they get the go-ahead from ICE. These newly certified de facto ICE officers are now working in 31 states.
And while the number of arrests they're making is still relatively small, the arrangement is extending ICE's reach far beyond where the agency typically operates. My colleagues recently followed along with sheriff's deputies in Wyoming for a night of traffic stops. The deputies made a couple arrests, and they detained seven immigrants, earning a combined $1,300 in overtime from the federal government. As the program grows, some big agencies could receive millions for their cooperation, and really small local agencies stand to benefit too. The chief of the police department in Colebrook, New Hampshire, said they've received around $100,000 in federal funds, and they've made two ICE arrests this year.
How is Kevin Warsh addressing inflation as the new Fed chair?
The chief said they would have participated even without the money because, quote, "...to have the authority to detain someone that may be here illegally, it all comes down to community safety." Immigrants' rights groups and critics of the program say it has the opposite effect. As more police officers work for ICE, immigrants may be discouraged from reporting crimes out of fear of deportation. Opponents also say it can lead to racial profiling. The Department of Homeland Security declined to answer detailed questions about the program. You can see a map of where state and local law enforcement are working for ICE at NYTimes.com. In Washington today, Kevin Warsh will step up to the microphone, face the cameras, and give his first press conference as the new chair of the Federal Reserve.
He's taking over the role as head of the central bank at a time of deep economic uncertainty, with inflation surging, in part due to energy shocks caused by the war in Iran.
I think it's really important to kind of think about the context with which Warsh is stepping into this job.
Colby Smith covers the Fed for The Times. She says the central bank has a tradition of staying out of politics, trying to set monetary policy like interest rates for the health of the U.S. economy without interference from lawmakers or the White House. But that's been tested in the past year as President Trump has repeatedly berated the Fed for not doing what he wanted. And the president handpicked Warsh to be the new Fed chair.
One of the things that has kind of dogged him is his close relationship with Trump and questions that have swirled around his ability to operate independently.
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Chapters
7 chapters
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How are local police collaborating with ICE on immigration enforcement?
0:01–1:01
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What are the implications of local police acting as ICE agents?
1:01–2:34
3
How is Kevin Warsh addressing inflation as the new Fed chair?
2:34–4:18
4
What challenges does the DOJ face in the data center dispute?
4:18–6:37
5
How is the current Ebola outbreak being managed in Africa?
6:37–8:19
6
What trends are emerging in dating apps focused on fitness?
8:19–9:38
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Why are gyms becoming a popular venue for first dates?
9:38–10:48
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