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Named 287g. the idea behind 287g is that counties can sign a contract with the feds that allows the federal government to basically deputize local law enforcement to turn local police, local sheriffs into federal immigration enforcement officers. the policy has evolved over time, but the lasting criticism of it is that it hurts local law enforcement efforts. it makes immigrant communities afraid to call the police, even when they need help. if you're the victim of a crime, you need to be able to call police, even if you are undocumented.

The new sheriff in town. in fact -- >> a new sheriff in town, in fact. that thing we always say applies literally here. elections do have consequences. sheriff hickman lost and harris county ed gonzalez became the new sheriff in town. interestingly that didn't stop the local activists. they continued to rally and march and organize even after ed gonzalez was elected. every week people would march to the city council and jail to put pressure on the new sheriff to get rid of 287g and today he kept his promise. today sheriff gonzalez in harris county announced he would scrap that program. >> i de...

Sheriffs into federal immigration enforcement officers. the policy has evolved over time, but the lasting criticism of it is that it hurts local law enforcement efforts. it makes immigrant communities afraid to call the police, even when they need help. if you're the victim of a crime, you need to be able to call police, even if you are undocumented. if the police are going to deport you for calling up and reporting that you got mugged, that's a problem for your local community. it's great for muggers, but it's bad for everybody else. and so a thousand people came out from across the county to...

Time when the trump administration is saying they want to put rocket boosters on 287g, the top law enforcement agent in one of the most populous counties in america, a county responsible for more deportations than any other county in the country they say no, we're out, we're not going to do it. joining us is harris county sheriff ed gonzalez. sheriff, thank you very much for joining us tonight. i appreciate your time, sir. >> hi, rachel, honor to be with you. >> i was expressing a moment ago there that some of the concerns about this program making local law enforcement into federal immigratio...

Not have been a political one but it definitely sends a message around the country at a time when the trump administration is saying they want to put rocket boosters on 287g, the top law enforcement agent in one of the most populous counties in america, a county responsible for more deportations than any other county in the country they say no, we're out, we're not going to do it. joining us is harris county sheriff ed gonzalez. sheriff, thank you very much for joining us tonight. i appreciate your time, sir. >> hi, rachel, honor to be with you. >> i was expressing a moment ago there that some...