287G, referenced in the Arizona Immigration protest poster above (or perhaps below ,depending on whether i tire of the poster post as prominently configured), is actually ...
"[O]ne component under the ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] ACCESS umbrella of services and programs offered for assistance to local law enforcement officers. ICE developed the ACCESS program in response to the widespread interest from local law enforcement agencies who have requested ICE assistance through the 287(g) program, which trains local officers to enforce immigration law as authorized through section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act..." 287g is codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1357. Powers of immigration officers and employees.
[AZ's SB 1070 is available online, should you wish to confront the text]
(g)
Performance of immigration officer functions by
State officers and employees
(1)
Notwithstanding section
1342
of title
31,
the Attorney General may enter into a written agreement with a State,
or any political subdivision of a State, pursuant to which an officer or
employee of the State or subdivision, who is determined by the Attorney
General to be qualified to perform a function of an immigration officer
in relation to the investigation, apprehension, or detention of aliens
in the United States (including the transportation of such aliens across
State lines to detention centers), may carry out such function at the
expense of the State or political subdivision and to the extent
consistent with State and local law.
(2)
An agreement under this subsection shall require
that an officer or employee of a State or political subdivision of a
State performing a function under the agreement shall have knowledge of,
and adhere to, Federal law relating to the function, and shall contain a
written certification that the officers or employees performing the
function under the agreement have received adequate training regarding
the enforcement of relevant Federal immigration laws.
(3)
In performing a function under this subsection, an
officer or employee of a State or political subdivision of a State
shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Attorney
General.
(4)
In performing a function under this subsection, an
officer or employee of a State or political subdivision of a State may
use Federal property or facilities, as provided in a written agreement
between the Attorney General and the State or subdivision.
(5)
With respect to each officer or employee of a
State or political subdivision who is authorized to perform a function
under this subsection, the specific powers and duties that may be, or
are required to be, exercised or performed by the individual, the
duration of the authority of the individual, and the position of the
agency of the Attorney General who is required to supervise and direct
the individual, shall be set forth in a written agreement between the
Attorney General and the State or political subdivision.
(6)
The Attorney General may not accept a service
under this subsection if the service will be used to displace any
Federal employee.
(7)
Except as provided in paragraph (8), an officer or
employee of a State or political subdivision of a State performing
functions under this subsection shall not be treated as a Federal
employee for any purpose other than for purposes of chapter
81
of title
5
(relating to compensation for injury) and sections
2671
through
2680
of title
28
(relating to tort claims).
(8)
An officer or employee of a State or political
subdivision of a State acting under color of authority under this
subsection, or any agreement entered into under this subsection, shall
be considered to be acting under color of Federal authority for purposes
of determining the liability, and immunity from suit, of the officer or
employee in a civil action brought under Federal or State law.
(9)
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
require any State or political subdivision of a State to enter into an
agreement with the Attorney General under this subsection.
(10)
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
require an agreement under this subsection in order for any officer or
employee of a State or political subdivision of a State—
