287(g) Agreements and their Detrimental Effects

By Courtney Maurer, Director of Research

Since its founding, the United States has had a complicated relationship with immigration, favoring certain immigrant groups and holding anti-immigrant sentiments towards others. This anti-immigrant sentiment has been embodied in several laws passed over centuries. Presently there is one particular immigration law that tends to be overlooked and unfamiliar to many Americans; it is colloquially known as “287(g) contracts.”

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