Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other federal agencies continue to make detainments in immigration courts as people attend their court hearings. Michael M. Santiago via Getty ImagesImmigration and Customs Enforcement is considering establishing a new call center, in part to make it easier for them to track immigrant children with the help of local and state law enforcement. The proposed call center would support the 287(g) program, which effectively deputizes local law enforcement for various immigration enforcement tasks, including arrests. The program has exploded under the current administration, as hundreds of local and state law enforcement organizations sign on to cooperate with ICE. Michael Lukens, the executive director for the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, told ABC News, “The [call] center will not protect children.
