Six more sheriff’s departments in Wisconsin have signed agreements aimed at helping federal immigration authorities identify and deport undocumented residents housed in local jails, according to a new analysis by the ACLU of Wisconsin.
The report, titled “The Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline in Wisconsin,” focuses on what are known as 287(g) agreements signed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local sheriffs. Under the program, there various models outlining the immigration responsibilities sheriffs agree to when signing the contract with ICE.
One is called the Warrant Service Officer Model, in which ICE authorizes sheriff’s departments to serve administrative warrants from the agency to undocumented individuals being held in local jails for state-level violations. Another is called the Jail Enforcement Model, in which ICE authorizes the sheriff’s department to identify and detain undocumented individuals until immigration authorities are able to pick them up for potential deportation…