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Commission discusses law‑enforcement federalism: 287(g), deputization, forest‑service rule and use of National Guard
Summary
The Federalism Commission focused on law‑enforcement issues: 287(g) and other deputization models, a Forest Service criminal‑prohibitions rule, and recent federal uses of the National Guard and emergency powers.
The commission devoted the remainder of its meeting to law‑enforcement issues that intersect with federalism, including local participation in immigration enforcement, deputization of federal rangers, federal criminal prohibitions on public lands, and the federal government’s recent domestic use of military and emergency powers.
Sheriff Tracy Glover (Kane County) described local and regional sheriff concerns about federal rulemaking that affects how sheriffs perform duties such as search and rescue and property‑crime enforcement on federal land. Glover said sheriffs and western law‑enforcement associations joined the commission to comment on an OSHA rule that would have affected search‑and‑rescue work; the rulemaking has been shelved for now. He also described a December Forest Service rule that expanded criminal prohibitions on…
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