Through organizing and policy change, organizers have used the democratic process to convince hundreds of sheriffs to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. This document lays out a set of demands that communities can make to keep sheriffs out of the mass deportation machine, and collects examples of strategies that people can learn from.

This report maps the connections between far-right, anti-immigrant movements, and county sheriffs, revealing a troubling alignment.

The Trump administration’s policies led to closer collaboration between ICE and sheriffs, significantly impacting undocumented immigrants across the U.S.

The National Sheriffs’ Association has significantly intensified immigration enforcement by empowering local sheriffs to collaborate with ICE, playing a crucial role in the deportation of undocumented immigrants.