U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conduct enforcement operations that target noncitizens with criminal convictions, including offenses such as drug trafficking, unlawful re-entry, driving under the influence, and violent offenses.
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general
Typical types of criminal convictions cited in immigration enforcement operations.
U.S. states can enter formal law-enforcement partnership agreements with federal immigration agencies such as ICE to coordinate enforcement activities.
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temporal
States may formally partner with federal immigration authorities to support or coordinate enforcement operations.
Local and state elected officials and governments sometimes use political statements or legal actions to resist, obstruct, or limit federal immigration enforcement operations conducted by DHS components such as ICE and CBP.
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temporal
There is a recurring pattern of political and legal pushback by subnational officials against federal immigration enforcement efforts.