The Benton County Sheriff's Office's 287(g) cooperation agreement with ICE produced over 450 arrests from January 1 through October 15, 2025—more than 1.5 arrests per day in the county of roughly 300,000 people. The program allows deputies to question people booked into jail about immigration status and alert ICE to those suspected of being undocumented. About half of those arrested have been convicted of crimes while the other half have pending charges, with severity ranging from forgery and drug trafficking to domestic violence and unsafe driving. Immigration attorneys and advocates report an uptick in ICE detentions following traffic stops for minor violations, with some describing the enforcement as increasingly aggressive and racially targeted.