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A newly built warehouse is seen on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Social Circle, Ga., where officials are concerned about U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement's plans connected to a $45-billion expansion of immigrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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Mayor Rudy Cruz Jr., right, listens to public comments at a City Council meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Socorro, Texas, regarding the purchase of three hulking warehouses in connection with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion of immigrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

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A public comment session takes place at a City Council meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Socorro, Texas, regarding the purchase of three hulking warehouses in connection with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion of immigrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

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Three hulking warehouses light up the night in Socorro, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, amid concern about the purchase of the property by federal authorities in connection with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s $45-billion expansion of immigrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New laws in some Democratic-led states are forcing local sheriffs to stop cooperating with President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts. A law signed Tuesday by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore prohibits arrangements in which local law officers interrogate and detain people for U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement. New Mexico's governor signed a similar law earlier this month. And 10 Democratic-led states now have similar policies. The sheriff of Frederick County, Maryland, says it will force him to end a program that has turned over 1,884 inmates to ICE custody over the past 18 years.