ACLU Foundation of New Hampshire v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

On January 15, 2026, the ACLU of New Hampshire filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for failing to respond to its official request for documents that have been used, or will be used, to train the approximately 138 law enforcement officers in 13 New Hampshire law enforcement agencies participating in 287(g) agreements.

The lawsuit argues that the public has a right to know how 13 New Hampshire law enforcement agencies—including New Hampshire’s largest police force, the State Police—will enforce a federal immigration program that was previously suspended in 2012 following racial profiling concerns. Especially after the recent killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, it is critical to learn how law enforcement officers who are engaging in immigration enforcement are trained.

The 287(g) Program is a set of partnerships between ICE and state and local agencies that effectively turns local officials into ICE agents, authorizing selected officers to identify, arrest, and process certain people for immigration enforcement and ultimately deportation. New Hampshire is the only state in New England where local police have entered formal agreements to engage in immigration enforcement. The Troy Police Department, the Colebrook Police Department, the Carroll Police Department, and the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office have already engaged in immigration arrests under this program.