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Interior immigration enforcement: The impacts of expanding local law enforcement authority

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  • Mai Thi Nguyen

    (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)

  • Hannah Gill

    (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)

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A growing emphasis on interior immigration enforcement in the US has broadened the legal authority of state and local law enforcers to investigate and enforce immigration violations, thereby expanding the federal government’s interior enforcement capabilities. This study investigates how local immigration enforcement programs, such as 287g, alter the operational priorities of local law enforcers and impact communities in two jurisdictions in North Carolina. Our findings show that despite different jurisdictional implementation styles and contexts, the 287g Program led to increasing fear and distrust of law enforcement among immigrants and affected police–community relationships in ways that compromise public safety and security. The unintended negative community consequences found in our study suggest that the federal government should be more cautious about authorising state and local jurisdictions to carry out immigration enforcement.

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  • Mai Thi Nguyen & Hannah Gill, 2016. "Interior immigration enforcement: The impacts of expanding local law enforcement authority," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 53(2), pages 302-323, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:53:y:2016:i:2:p:302-323
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098014563029
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    1. Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes & Thitima Puttitanun, 2018. "Undocumented youth in limbo: the impact of America’s immigration enforcement policy on juvenile deportations," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 31(2), pages 597-626, April.
    2. Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes & Mary J. Lopez, 2017. "Interior Immigration Enforcement and Political Participation of U.S. Citizens in Mixed-Status Households," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 54(6), pages 2223-2247, December.

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