Deportations and ICE terms

Removals, raids and the courts.

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287(g) agreement A program letting ICE deputize local and state law enforcement officers to carry out certain immigration enforcement functions. Expedited removal A process letting immigration officers deport certain noncitizens quickly, without an immigration-judge hearing, unless they claim fear or U.S. status. ICE detainer A request from ICE asking a jail to hold a person for up to 48 extra hours after release so the agency can take custody.