The 287(g) program gives state police the power to question people about their status, serve arrest warrants, and transport people with immigration violations. Since 2002 when the Bush administration started the 287(g) program, it had already received mixed opinions. Part of the reforms in the works under the Obama administration is the scrapping of part of this controversial program.
In Georgia and many other states, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordered the termination of part of the 287(g) program which deputized state and local police to help enforce federal immigration laws. Some speculate that this administration is keen on totally scrapping out the 287(g) program but this is still in the works.
Source: AJC.Com
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