Archive · 3 Sep 2025
US Offers Bonuses to Police for Migrant Arrests
The US government is giving bonuses to police officers who help arrest immigrants.
Officers in the 287(g) program can receive between $500 and $1,000 each quarter.
This program allows local police to enforce immigration laws.
The goal is to deport many people, and this is funded by the government.
Some critics believe this incentivizes state and local law enforcement agencies.
ICE is also offering hiring bonuses.
Between January and August, ICE made about 168,000 arrests.
The Trump administration is offering bonuses to local police for arresting migrants.
Bonuses range from $500 to $1,000 per officer quarterly.
The program uses the 287(g) task-force model, involving 8,500 officers in 40 states.
This initiative supports mass deportations and is funded by a Republican-led spending bill.
A critic calls the bonus plan a "bounty" on state and local law enforcement agencies.
- Who
- US Department of Homeland Security and ICE
- What
- Offering bonuses to police officers for arresting migrants.
- When
- Starting with quarterly bonuses.
- Where
- Across 40 states.
- Why
- To encourage mass deportations.
Critics
ICE/DHS
Bonus Program
Critics
A "bounty" that would weaponize and federalize state and local law enforcement agencies.
ICE/DHS
A way to ensure the safety of every American family, by enlisting local help.
- Bonus Amount
- $500-$1,000 per officer
- Eligible Officers
- Officers in the 287(g) program
- Program Goal
- Mass deportations
- Participating States
- 40
- Officers in 287(g)
- 8,500
- ICE Hiring Bonuses
- Up to $50,000
