Overview
- Arizona’s list identifies 10 local departments working with ICE, with Pinal County holding the state’s only 287(g) task force agreement.
- Five agencies operate under a jail-based model to screen and process detainees: the Arizona Department of Corrections, La Paz County Sheriff’s Office, Mesa Police Department, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office and Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.
- Four sheriff’s offices are authorized to deliver and execute administrative immigration orders in their facilities: Cochise, La Paz, Navajo and Yuma counties.
- Tucson leaders led by Mayor Regina Romero are advancing proposals to restrict ICE operations on city property, advocates are pressing Phoenix to adopt sanctuary-style limits, and police in Flagstaff and Tempe emphasize they do not perform federal immigration enforcement.
- National reporting frames a widening split as Republican-led states expand or mandate 287(g) partnerships while Democratic-led states move to restrict them, with growth in such alliances reported since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term and Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs previously vetoing a GOP cooperation mandate.