287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026
Key claim: The House has introduced the 287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026 and sent it to the Judiciary Committee, a bill aimed at the ICE program that lets state and local police help enforce federal immigration law.
Abstract
(HR8077 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-03-25): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why this matters
The 287(g) program determines whether state and local police can act as force multipliers for federal immigration enforcement, shaping the day-to-day risk of immigration contact during routine policing for noncitizens in participating jurisdictions. New legislation on this program signals continued congressional interest in expanding or restructuring that cooperation, though a bill at the committee-referral stage has no immediate operational effect.