



Even before the change in administration, two Republican county sheriffs in Massachusetts said they were starting programs. In Texas, Jackson County Sheriff A. J. "Andy" Louderback said two officers will get trained to run immigration jail checks this spring and nearby counties want to follow suit.



Louderback said teaming up with federal agents will cost his agency roughly $3,000 — a small price to pay to cover for officers while they're on a four-week training course, especially in an area struggling with human smuggling. Once the program is underway, he said, immigration agents will send a daily van to pick up anyone flagged for deportation from jail.



"It just seems like good law enforcement to partner with federal law enforcement in this area," he said. "It takes all of us to do this job."



Experts said Trump's outreach to local law enforcement will create an even bigger split between sanctuary cities that keep police out of immigration enforcement and those eager to help the new president bolster deportations.



"There is no question that in order to do the type of mass deportation that he promised, it will require him conscripting local law enforcement agencies," said Chris Newman, legal director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. "It is going to balkanize things ... and we're going to see more of the extremes."