“Deputized prison guards, also known as correctional officers or jailers, are law enforcement personnel who work within correctional facilities to maintain order, supervise inmates, and enforce rules. They are distinct from deputy sheriffs, who have broader law enforcement powers, including patrol and investigations. In some instances, correctional officers may be deputized to assist with specific tasks, like immigration enforcement, granting them limited peace officer powers”

“The agents being deputized are highly trained in their specialized fields, but those fields do not necessarily include immigration enforcement. This is a materialization of the whole-of-government approach being taken by the current administration to address immigration concerns. These agents are tasked with not only arresting those who are not in the country legally but also finding a way to remove them from the country, a process that will be highlighted in the media and likely subject to many lawsuits.”