The Defenders Initiative recognizes law enforcement agencies honoring their constitutional oath to protect and to serve by working cooperatively with ICE to identify, process, and detain dangerous immigration offenders per Section 287(g).

Likewise, we expose oath breakers refusing to cooperate with this critical mission, directly undermining American citizens’ rights to safety and security!

American Constitutional Rights Union is fighting to preserve American citizens’ rights to Safety & Security.

Tell us who is honoring their oath to uphold the law and working collaboratively with ICE to identify, process, and detain criminal illegal aliens per Section 287(g) so they may receive the recognition they deserve!

Who is refusing to cooperate with deportation laws and undermining American citizens’ rights to safety and security?  We want to know!

“The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 added Section 287(g) to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) — authorizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to delegate to state and local law enforcement officers the authority to perform specified immigration officer functions under the agency’s direction and oversight.

“The 287(g) Program enhances the safety and security of our nation’s communities by allowing ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) to partner with state and local law enforcement agencies to identify and remove criminal aliens who are amenable to removal from the U.S.” (ICE.gov)

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations operates three 287(g) models:

I.C.E. Enforcement and Removal Operations Fact Sheet (link)

See which agencies have signed ICE 287(g) agreements here.

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ACRU salutes and thanks law enforcement agencies who are stepping up to defend our constitution… and our borders. We recognize patriotic agencies with the American Constitutional Rights Union Defender Award.

INTERVIEW: Sheriffs Awarded for Enforcing Federal Immigration Laws, Resisting Leftist Pressure Groups

April 28th, 2025|

In an exclusive interview, Lt. Col. Allen West tells Restoration News that elected sheriffs who partner with federal agents to enforce immigration laws deserve recognition for upholding their oath to the U.S. Constitution while resisting leftist ideologues. Col. West now serves as the executive director of American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU), which works as a counterbalance to the extreme leftist ACLU.

Constitutional Defenders

Many politicians and law enforcement leaders are upholding and defending our Constitution. Be sure to thank yours if they are keeping America safe!

Washington County Sheriff’s Office joins Franklin Co., PA in ICE cooperation program

As President Donald Trump, Border Czar Tom Homan, and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ramp up deportation operations throughout the country, local law enforcement has seen a mixed bag as to their support of the removal programs. While some law enforcement agencies have resisted working with ICE and some municipalities have directed them to, others instead have done the opposite.

READ MORE: Washington County Sheriff’s Office joins Franklin Co., PA in ICE cooperation program – Tri-State Alert

Governor Stitt Announces Immigration Enforcement Agreement Between State of Oklahoma and Department of Homeland Security

Governor Kevin Stitt announced a new memorandum of agreement is soon to be finalized between the State of Oklahoma and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enhance the implementation of Operation Guardian. The agreement will allow state troopers, along with Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) agents, to work in tandem with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from the state.

READ MORE: Governor Stitt Announces Immigration Enforcement Agreement Between State of Oklahoma and Department of Homeland Security

ICE and U.S. Border Patrol assist in local sex crime investigation involving previously deported illegal alien | ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol assisted the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation and arrest of an illegal alien accused of raping an 18-year-old girl April 25.

READ MORE: ICE and U.S. Border Patrol assist in local sex crime investigation involving previously deported illegal alien | ICE

Oath Breakers

Some in the law enforcement community are putting politics over security by refusing to follow the Constitution.

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“And so is the situation in America where we find law enforcement agencies playing politics with our safety and deciding that they will not enforce immigration law. This has been going on for far too long, and this assertion of being a “sanctuary” state or city is unlawful.”

LTC Allen West, Executive Director

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