The federal 287(g) program allows state and local law enforcement to collaborate with (ICE) in detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants.

The City of Miami has agreed to partner with U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement. The federal program, known as 287(g), allows local police officers to perform certain federal immigration enforcement functions.

Miami’s city commissioners voted Tuesday to enter into an agreement with the federal government authorizing local police to act as immigration enforcement officials. The 3-2 vote followed that of other major Democratic cities in the state,