That would require a departure from "sanctuary city" type policies that prevent the local police/sheriffs from contacting ICE. Hilariously disappointing - but it seems lost on many (here and elsewhere) that this is a major contribution to the entire issue.
You can't cooperate with departments that openly have policies against cooperation.
"Minnesota’s Democratic attorney general, Keith Ellison, issued an advisory opinion on the issue last February, which found that local officials cannot keep inmates in custody based on a request from ICE if they are otherwise eligible for release."
"The state’s largest jail, in Minneapolis, is run by the Hennepin County sheriff’s office. For many years, officials at the jail worked closely with immigration agents, providing them a small office at the facility and allowing them to interview immigrants in custody.
That partnership ended after Rich Stanek, a former Hennepin County sheriff who ran the jail for 12 years, was voted out of office in 2018. His successor, Dave Hutchinson, gradually ceased sharing information with ICE, meeting a campaign promise he had made.
Mr. Hutchinson contended that close cooperation between local law enforcement and ICE undermined public safety because it made undocumented immigrants reluctant to report crimes. Mr. Stanek maintained that his approach had kept dangerous criminals from being released from custody back onto the streets.
“Our job is to keep communities safe,” Mr. Stanek said. “That was, pure and simple, keeping communities safe.”
The newer policy — to refrain from cooperating with ICE — has continued since the 2022 election of the current sheriff, Dawanna Witt. Sheriff Witt declined a request for an interview."
