Andrew Thrasher
@tituslegaldesign.com
Somewhere in Chicago, working near the intersection of immigration law, data, and technology. Not an attorney!
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Chicago folks: we might not have 287(g) agreements to push back on in Illinois, but we're surrounded by a growing number of local PDs + sheriffs' offices in Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri that participate.
Make sure your friends and family in those states understand what's at stake.
Make sure your friends and family in those states understand what's at stake.
Two more Louisiana agencies added in today's update, bringing this total up to 99 participating agencies in the state.
Next state to hit 100 after Louisiana? Most likely Alabama, with 82 active agencies today.
Next state to hit 100 after Louisiana? Most likely Alabama, with 82 active agencies today.
Also tracking for Round Number Milestones™: Louisiana currently has 95 agencies w/ active agreements, which is about 29.1% of the 326 state, county, and local law enforcement agencies in the state.
100 active agencies would make Louisiana the 9th (NINTH) state to hit triple digit participation.
100 active agencies would make Louisiana the 9th (NINTH) state to hit triple digit participation.
October 28, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Two more Louisiana agencies added in today's update, bringing this total up to 99 participating agencies in the state.
Next state to hit 100 after Louisiana? Most likely Alabama, with 82 active agencies today.
Next state to hit 100 after Louisiana? Most likely Alabama, with 82 active agencies today.
"The bumbling sideshows the Government provided (...) did not even slightly resemble the 'ordered hearing.'"
October 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"The bumbling sideshows the Government provided (...) did not even slightly resemble the 'ordered hearing.'"
New report from @fwd.us, with an estimate on the # of local cops, sheriffs' deputies, state LEOs now deputized under Task Force 287(g) agreements: 29K+.
Go check out the report, including this cool state profile section that uses my report data on active agreements:
www.fwd.us/news/287g-ta...
Go check out the report, including this cool state profile section that uses my report data on active agreements:
www.fwd.us/news/287g-ta...
October 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
New report from @fwd.us, with an estimate on the # of local cops, sheriffs' deputies, state LEOs now deputized under Task Force 287(g) agreements: 29K+.
Go check out the report, including this cool state profile section that uses my report data on active agreements:
www.fwd.us/news/287g-ta...
Go check out the report, including this cool state profile section that uses my report data on active agreements:
www.fwd.us/news/287g-ta...
Btw: Texas sheriffs are also eligible for immigration enforcement grants under Operation Lone Star, launched by Gov. Abbott in 2021.
"By joining Operation Lone Star, Hahn said, the County could become eligible for state grant funding and other assistance."
"By joining Operation Lone Star, Hahn said, the County could become eligible for state grant funding and other assistance."
October 28, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Btw: Texas sheriffs are also eligible for immigration enforcement grants under Operation Lone Star, launched by Gov. Abbott in 2021.
"By joining Operation Lone Star, Hahn said, the County could become eligible for state grant funding and other assistance."
"By joining Operation Lone Star, Hahn said, the County could become eligible for state grant funding and other assistance."
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The result is $2 billion in eligible funding through FY26, and at least $1.8 billion a year moving forward even if no more programs sign up (though as @tituslegaldesign.com helpfully tracks, more are still signing up every day). The $1.8 billion does not even include incentive payments.
October 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The result is $2 billion in eligible funding through FY26, and at least $1.8 billion a year moving forward even if no more programs sign up (though as @tituslegaldesign.com helpfully tracks, more are still signing up every day). The $1.8 billion does not even include incentive payments.
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While I don't have good data on this (yet...), I'll just note how common stories like this, from Swifton, Arkansas, come up when I search for small town police departments after they join the 287(g) program.
Swifton's population is about 700 residents.
Swifton's population is about 700 residents.
Arkansas State Police investigation leads to sexual assault arrest of former Swifton police officer
Former Swifton Police Department member Benjamin Drake Slagley was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Tuesday and is facing charges of sexual assault, residential burglary and knowingly furnishing or sel…
www.kark.com
October 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM
While I don't have good data on this (yet...), I'll just note how common stories like this, from Swifton, Arkansas, come up when I search for small town police departments after they join the 287(g) program.
Swifton's population is about 700 residents.
Swifton's population is about 700 residents.
While I don't have good data on this (yet...), I'll just note how common stories like this, from Swifton, Arkansas, come up when I search for small town police departments after they join the 287(g) program.
Swifton's population is about 700 residents.
Swifton's population is about 700 residents.
Arkansas State Police investigation leads to sexual assault arrest of former Swifton police officer
Former Swifton Police Department member Benjamin Drake Slagley was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Tuesday and is facing charges of sexual assault, residential burglary and knowingly furnishing or sel…
www.kark.com
October 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM
While I don't have good data on this (yet...), I'll just note how common stories like this, from Swifton, Arkansas, come up when I search for small town police departments after they join the 287(g) program.
Swifton's population is about 700 residents.
Swifton's population is about 700 residents.
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Indian Creek Village, meet Rublyovka.
Maybe we'll get a 'The Holiday' sequel where Bolsonaro Jr. and Yanukovych switch places for a month.
Maybe we'll get a 'The Holiday' sequel where Bolsonaro Jr. and Yanukovych switch places for a month.
Assad family live in Russian luxury as Bashar ‘brushes up on ophthalmology’
Family friend, sources in Russia and Syria, and leaked data help give rare insight into life of dictator’s reclusive household
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Indian Creek Village, meet Rublyovka.
Maybe we'll get a 'The Holiday' sequel where Bolsonaro Jr. and Yanukovych switch places for a month.
Maybe we'll get a 'The Holiday' sequel where Bolsonaro Jr. and Yanukovych switch places for a month.
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Did you know Bashar al-Assad (and his family) + Victor Yanukovych reportedly live in the same gated community outside Moscow?
Anyways, wonder which Miami gated community the Bolsonaro family ends up choosing.
Anyways, wonder which Miami gated community the Bolsonaro family ends up choosing.
October 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Did you know Bashar al-Assad (and his family) + Victor Yanukovych reportedly live in the same gated community outside Moscow?
Anyways, wonder which Miami gated community the Bolsonaro family ends up choosing.
Anyways, wonder which Miami gated community the Bolsonaro family ends up choosing.
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This now includes a subfolder with 20+ newsletter articles I've written about the 287(g) program and our broken immigration system.
Aside from an effort to move off substack for publishing, redundancy is good!
Aside from an effort to move off substack for publishing, redundancy is good!
That includes a new /resources folder, starting with a list of important resources like this ⤵️, research + policy analysis, fact sheets, etc. Stay tuned for more here soon.
October 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This now includes a subfolder with 20+ newsletter articles I've written about the 287(g) program and our broken immigration system.
Aside from an effort to move off substack for publishing, redundancy is good!
Aside from an effort to move off substack for publishing, redundancy is good!
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287(g) + Ogden, Utah:
"About 50 people gathered Saturday (...) to call for the release of a young couple detained by federal immigration agents after a traffic stop...."
'I think we can all agree that a 2-month-old baby should be with their mother,' protest organizer Kim Haslam told the crowd."
"About 50 people gathered Saturday (...) to call for the release of a young couple detained by federal immigration agents after a traffic stop...."
'I think we can all agree that a 2-month-old baby should be with their mother,' protest organizer Kim Haslam told the crowd."
A young couple were detained by ICE after a traffic stop. Ogden protesters want them home with their baby.
About 50 people protested in Ogden Saturday after ICE detained a young couple during a traffic stop, leaving their 2-month-old baby in a relative’s care.
www.sltrib.com
October 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
287(g) + Ogden, Utah:
"About 50 people gathered Saturday (...) to call for the release of a young couple detained by federal immigration agents after a traffic stop...."
'I think we can all agree that a 2-month-old baby should be with their mother,' protest organizer Kim Haslam told the crowd."
"About 50 people gathered Saturday (...) to call for the release of a young couple detained by federal immigration agents after a traffic stop...."
'I think we can all agree that a 2-month-old baby should be with their mother,' protest organizer Kim Haslam told the crowd."
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So, we got an update, and it's...a mess.
31 new agreements, 9 removed.
There are now 2,314 law enforcement agencies with an active 287(g) agreement.
31 new agreements, 9 removed.
There are now 2,314 law enforcement agencies with an active 287(g) agreement.
Will we get a new list of 287(g) agreements from ICE today?
They haven't posted an updated list since last Tuesday (10/20), after several weeks with 2-3 updates per week. Meanwhile, ICE hasn't added links to any of the 700+ agreements signed after June 29th. The data quality is getting worse.
They haven't posted an updated list since last Tuesday (10/20), after several weeks with 2-3 updates per week. Meanwhile, ICE hasn't added links to any of the 700+ agreements signed after June 29th. The data quality is getting worse.
October 27, 2026 at 8:27 PM
So, we got an update, and it's...a mess.
31 new agreements, 9 removed.
There are now 2,314 law enforcement agencies with an active 287(g) agreement.
31 new agreements, 9 removed.
There are now 2,314 law enforcement agencies with an active 287(g) agreement.
Reposted by Andrew Thrasher
ICYMI: Last week, the town council in Gordonsville, VA voted to end its Task Force 287(g) agreement with ICE—after a sustained campaign by community members to hold officials accountable, and despite the best efforts by the PD chief and mayor to ignore public sentiment.
*Pusha T voice* VIRGINIA
"On Monday, Oct. 19, Gordonsville Town Council voted 3-2 to terminate the Gordonsville Dept. of Public Safety’s 287(g) agreement, which was signed in mid-May but did not become public knowledge until the email newsletter Byrd Street received a news tip 3 months later (...)"
"On Monday, Oct. 19, Gordonsville Town Council voted 3-2 to terminate the Gordonsville Dept. of Public Safety’s 287(g) agreement, which was signed in mid-May but did not become public knowledge until the email newsletter Byrd Street received a news tip 3 months later (...)"
October 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
ICYMI: Last week, the town council in Gordonsville, VA voted to end its Task Force 287(g) agreement with ICE—after a sustained campaign by community members to hold officials accountable, and despite the best efforts by the PD chief and mayor to ignore public sentiment.
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and N.C. forces all sheriffs to honor ICE detainers now
October 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
and N.C. forces all sheriffs to honor ICE detainers now
Who does DAD Buchta work for?
October 28, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Who does DAD Buchta work for?
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And we reached 1,000 counties with an active sheriff's office or other county-level agency.
Btw, the next round number milestone we'll reach in the 287(g) program, likely early next week, is...*drum roll*....
1,000 of the 3,144 county-level jurisdictions in the U.S. will have at least one county-level agency active. We're currently at 995 (31.6%).
1,000 of the 3,144 county-level jurisdictions in the U.S. will have at least one county-level agency active. We're currently at 995 (31.6%).
This afternoon's update from ICE puts us over 2,300 local, county, and state law enforcement agencies with at least one active 287(g) agreement.
www.tituslegaldesign.com/immigration-...
www.tituslegaldesign.com/immigration-...
October 27, 2026 at 8:29 PM
And we reached 1,000 counties with an active sheriff's office or other county-level agency.
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Indian Creek Village seems like a 50/50 bet for the Bolsonaros. Cozy up with the Trump offspring, Bezos + Zuck, etc. but risk getting stopped by the local island cops without his new visa on him.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Miami island where Bezos, Ivanka and Jared live is all in on immigration enforcement
The tiny island has its own police force and just one way in or out. Its officers have signed on to help ICE.
www.miamiherald.com
October 27, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Indian Creek Village seems like a 50/50 bet for the Bolsonaros. Cozy up with the Trump offspring, Bezos + Zuck, etc. but risk getting stopped by the local island cops without his new visa on him.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Just watched 3 CPD in an unmarked cruiser pull someone over as they dropped off a teenage (Latino) kid on our block.
Driver was allowed to go right after they ran the license, so I'm wondering what part of "public safety" this is? And what are the chances any of the 3 cops actually log this stop?
Driver was allowed to go right after they ran the license, so I'm wondering what part of "public safety" this is? And what are the chances any of the 3 cops actually log this stop?
October 27, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Just watched 3 CPD in an unmarked cruiser pull someone over as they dropped off a teenage (Latino) kid on our block.
Driver was allowed to go right after they ran the license, so I'm wondering what part of "public safety" this is? And what are the chances any of the 3 cops actually log this stop?
Driver was allowed to go right after they ran the license, so I'm wondering what part of "public safety" this is? And what are the chances any of the 3 cops actually log this stop?
Did you know Bashar al-Assad (and his family) + Victor Yanukovych reportedly live in the same gated community outside Moscow?
Anyways, wonder which Miami gated community the Bolsonaro family ends up choosing.
Anyways, wonder which Miami gated community the Bolsonaro family ends up choosing.
October 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Did you know Bashar al-Assad (and his family) + Victor Yanukovych reportedly live in the same gated community outside Moscow?
Anyways, wonder which Miami gated community the Bolsonaro family ends up choosing.
Anyways, wonder which Miami gated community the Bolsonaro family ends up choosing.
Reposted by Andrew Thrasher
That’s a staggering fact to take in: About 1/3 of U.S. counties are now contractually partnered with ICE—to say nothing of all the counties assisting ICE more informally.
I wrote recently about what this type of collaboration can do to communities: boltsmag.org/frederick-co...
I wrote recently about what this type of collaboration can do to communities: boltsmag.org/frederick-co...
And we reached 1,000 counties with an active sheriff's office or other county-level agency.
Btw, the next round number milestone we'll reach in the 287(g) program, likely early next week, is...*drum roll*....
1,000 of the 3,144 county-level jurisdictions in the U.S. will have at least one county-level agency active. We're currently at 995 (31.6%).
1,000 of the 3,144 county-level jurisdictions in the U.S. will have at least one county-level agency active. We're currently at 995 (31.6%).
October 27, 2026 at 9:08 PM
That’s a staggering fact to take in: About 1/3 of U.S. counties are now contractually partnered with ICE—to say nothing of all the counties assisting ICE more informally.
I wrote recently about what this type of collaboration can do to communities: boltsmag.org/frederick-co...
I wrote recently about what this type of collaboration can do to communities: boltsmag.org/frederick-co...
So, we got an update, and it's...a mess.
31 new agreements, 9 removed.
There are now 2,314 law enforcement agencies with an active 287(g) agreement.
31 new agreements, 9 removed.
There are now 2,314 law enforcement agencies with an active 287(g) agreement.
Will we get a new list of 287(g) agreements from ICE today?
They haven't posted an updated list since last Tuesday (10/20), after several weeks with 2-3 updates per week. Meanwhile, ICE hasn't added links to any of the 700+ agreements signed after June 29th. The data quality is getting worse.
They haven't posted an updated list since last Tuesday (10/20), after several weeks with 2-3 updates per week. Meanwhile, ICE hasn't added links to any of the 700+ agreements signed after June 29th. The data quality is getting worse.
October 27, 2026 at 8:27 PM
So, we got an update, and it's...a mess.
31 new agreements, 9 removed.
There are now 2,314 law enforcement agencies with an active 287(g) agreement.
31 new agreements, 9 removed.
There are now 2,314 law enforcement agencies with an active 287(g) agreement.
This now includes a subfolder with 20+ newsletter articles I've written about the 287(g) program and our broken immigration system.
Aside from an effort to move off substack for publishing, redundancy is good!
Aside from an effort to move off substack for publishing, redundancy is good!
That includes a new /resources folder, starting with a list of important resources like this ⤵️, research + policy analysis, fact sheets, etc. Stay tuned for more here soon.
October 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This now includes a subfolder with 20+ newsletter articles I've written about the 287(g) program and our broken immigration system.
Aside from an effort to move off substack for publishing, redundancy is good!
Aside from an effort to move off substack for publishing, redundancy is good!
Reposted by Andrew Thrasher
For several days I have been hearing rumors of an ICE detainee death that ICE was not reporting. I've just learned a local journalist has confirmed it and will publish soon. Now I read this and see there are actually TWO deaths ICE is not reporting. www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-detainee...
ICE detainee dies at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego
Private prison company CoreCivic confirmed that someone in its custody died on Oct. 24 in one of the housing units.
www.daylightsandiego.org
October 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM
For several days I have been hearing rumors of an ICE detainee death that ICE was not reporting. I've just learned a local journalist has confirmed it and will publish soon. Now I read this and see there are actually TWO deaths ICE is not reporting. www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-detainee...
Really approachable + helpful thread on digital infrastructure security and relevant policy considerations.
So this is a silly story, but for a year or two in 2013/2014 I went around telling everyone I could find about this little cryptography library called “OpenSSL” and how it was used everywhere, but had almost no developers or security budget.
October 27, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Really approachable + helpful thread on digital infrastructure security and relevant policy considerations.
ICYMI: Last week, the town council in Gordonsville, VA voted to end its Task Force 287(g) agreement with ICE—after a sustained campaign by community members to hold officials accountable, and despite the best efforts by the PD chief and mayor to ignore public sentiment.
*Pusha T voice* VIRGINIA
"On Monday, Oct. 19, Gordonsville Town Council voted 3-2 to terminate the Gordonsville Dept. of Public Safety’s 287(g) agreement, which was signed in mid-May but did not become public knowledge until the email newsletter Byrd Street received a news tip 3 months later (...)"
"On Monday, Oct. 19, Gordonsville Town Council voted 3-2 to terminate the Gordonsville Dept. of Public Safety’s 287(g) agreement, which was signed in mid-May but did not become public knowledge until the email newsletter Byrd Street received a news tip 3 months later (...)"
October 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
ICYMI: Last week, the town council in Gordonsville, VA voted to end its Task Force 287(g) agreement with ICE—after a sustained campaign by community members to hold officials accountable, and despite the best efforts by the PD chief and mayor to ignore public sentiment.