Partnerships between ICE and local police surge, report finds

Oct 28, 2026 · Jaclyn Diaz

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Partnerships between ICE and local police surge, report finds

Federal agents walk near the scene where a man was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during an operation in the Bronx borough of New York on Oct. 8, 2026.

The number of state and local officers working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has doubled in size in the last eight months, according to a new report from the immigration reform advocacy group FWD.us.

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