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13 May, 5 tweets, 1 min read
In testimony before a House committee today, Acting ICE Director Tae Johnson defended 287(g) agreements, which tap local law enforcement to conduct federal immigration enforcement.

Here’s why that’s a problem:
As a candidate, Joe Biden pledged to end all 287(g) agreements entered into by Trump — but ICE is openly undercutting that promise, continuing a program that is notorious for racial profiling and undermining public trust.
The 287(g) program has had devastating consequences for communities nationwide, turning local agencies into ICE “force multipliers” to target and instill fear in immigrant communities.
That’s why more than 100 law enforcement leaders recently urged the Biden administration to end all 287(g) agreements, calling them a “major factor destroying community trust.”

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Johnson’s comments are further proof that ICE is a rogue agency.

We must divest from it. go.peoplepower.org/sign/end-287g-…

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