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!
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!
“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:
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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.
Chief Miguel Cruz Cantu, City of Nixon, Honored with Defender Award
The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has recognized Chief Miguel Cruz Cantu, City of Nixon, as the recipient of ACRU’s prestigious Defender Award. This honor is awarded to law enforcement leaders who honor their constitutional oath to protect and to serve by working cooperatively with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to protect legal, law-abiding citizens from criminal illegal aliens. ACRU Executive Director Lt. Col. Allen West presented the award to Chief Miguel Cruz Cantu alongside Mayor Ellie Dominquez at Nixon City Hall on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Nixon is the only municipality in the nation to partner with ICE through both the Task Force Model and the Warrant Service Officer Model.
Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Office
The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has recognized Sheriff Joseph “Guy” Baker, Jim Wells County, as the recipient of ACRU’s prestigious Defender Award. This honor is awarded to law enforcement leaders who honor their constitutional oath to protect and to serve by working cooperatively with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to protect legal, law-abiding citizens from criminal illegal aliens.
Collier County Sheriff’s Office Honored with Defender Award for Outstanding Commitment to Upholding the Rule of Law and Protecting Citizens
The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) recognized Sheriff Rambosk and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office as the recipient of ACRU’s prestigious Defender Award on April 3 in a ceremony in Naples.
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!
INTERVIEW: Sheriffs Awarded for Enforcing Federal Immigration Laws, Resisting Leftist Pressure Groups
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.
Grady Judd, Florida sheriffs crack down on illegal immigration: ‘The game has changed’
Three programs under 287g will allow deputies and corrections officers at jails in Florida to undergo training and be certified to serve warrants, make probable cause arrests and take part in street task forces.
40 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Nabbed in Texas Capital City Raid
A law enforcement operation conducted in the Austin metro area resulted in the arrest of more than 40 members and associates of the violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang.
Source: 40 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Nabbed in Texas Capital City Raid
ICE Washington, D.C. investigation results in 14-year prison sentence for Jamaican national drug trafficking case
An investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; along with the Virginia State Police; and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, led to the sentencing of Jamaican national Kirkville Virgo, 47, March 28, to 14 years in prison for attempting to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
ICE arrests Guatemalan alien convicted of attempted murder
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Edvin Giovanni Ceron-Reyes, 37, an illegal alien and Guatemalan citizen, in Cumberland, Maryland, March 31, after he was transferred to ICE custody by the Western Correctional Facility.
Source: ICE arrests Guatemalan alien convicted of attempted murder | ICE
Oath Breakers
Some in the law enforcement community are putting politics over security by refusing to follow the Constitution.
Washington state sues Adams County to stop illegal federal immigration enforcement
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said in a lawsuit filed today that the Adams County Sheriff’s Office is illegally collaborating with federal immigration officials and aiding the Trump administration’s efforts to enlist local officials for federal civil immigration work.
Trump’s ICE Agents Take More Criminal Aliens Off Streets, Despite Sanctuary City Protections
Despite the lack of cooperation from state and local law enforcement officials, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and officers took hundreds of criminal aliens off the streets of Massachusetts in recent weeks.
Source: Trump’s ICE Agents Take More Criminal Aliens Off Streets, Despite Sanctuary City Protections
Judge Orders Deported Illegal Migrant, ‘Leader’ of MS-13 Gang, Be Returned to U.S.
A federal judge issued a ruling on Friday that the Trump administration must return an alleged MS-13 gang member, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, back to the United States.
Source: Judge Orders Deported Illegal Migrant, ‘Leader’ of MS-13 Gang, Be Returned to U.S.
Fairfax County Ripped for Lenient Deal for Illegal Migrant Accused of Strangling Woman
A Virginia prosecutor is taking heat for lenient treatment of an illegal migrant who was released despite a felony charge for strangling a woman.
Source: Fairfax County Ripped for Lenient Deal for Illegal Migrant Accused of Strangling Woman
ICE, federal partners arrest illegal Guatemalan sex offender in Northern Virginia
ICE Washington, D.C. lodged an immigration detainer against Cortez-Mendez with the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, March 18, 2024; however, the detention center refused to honor the ICE detainer and released Cortez-Mendez back into the community.
Source: ICE, federal partners arrest illegal Guatemalan sex offender in Northern Virginia | ICE
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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
