I strongly support the ACLU of New Hampshire’s Freedom of Information lawsuit, filed on Jan. 15, 2026, against ICE for failing to respond to its request for official documents that have been used, or will be used, to train the approximately 138 law enforcement officers in 13 New Hampshire law enforcement agencies participating in 287 (g) agreements.
“Across the country, we have seen deadly, harmful, and fear-inducing tactics used by federal immigration officers. Now our local police are deputized to do this work, despite ICE providing no transparency as to the training it has provided,” said Gilles Bissonnette, Legal Director of the ACLU of New Hampshire. “There have already been concerning arrests under these 287 (g) agreements right here in New Hampshire that ruin, or change the lives of people involved, and yet Granite Staters have few answers to what the rules are for how local law enforcement are supposed to operate. We need transparency.”
The ACLU of New Hampshire is leading the way in protecting the most vulnerable people in our community as well as defending our democracy.