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One Agent’s Doubts

ICE pays local police to help with deportations. What’s it like for them?

© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

Jaron Alexander, of Ingram, Texas, is one of more than 29,000 local police officers on the front lines of the Trump administration’s deportation campaign.
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They Were Accused of Illegal Fishing. They Ended Up in ICE Detention.

In states like Florida, officers who hand out fishing citations and inspect produce have been deputized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, expanding the reach of President Trump’s deportation campaign.

© Alfonso Duran for The New York Times

A canal in Dania Beach, Fla., in September. The canal was the site of an encounter that led Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers to contact federal immigration authorities.
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