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Recent Examples of deputize
But the document suggests Florida agencies have been assigned more funding than those in any other state through the federal 287(g) program — a controversial initiative that deputizes local officers to carry out limited immigration enforcement duties.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
How much worse for others in the state, even next door in Nassau County, where ICE deputizes local police to help do their dirty work?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Hogan’s comments follow Moore’s decision to ban 287(g) agreements in the state, which allow ICE to deputize local law enforcement officers to carry out immigration enforcement.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026
If the answer was anything other than the United States, local officers deputized with special federal authority launched an investigation into whether the person was in the country illegally.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
How much worse for others in the state, even next door in Nassau County, where ICE deputizes local police to help do their dirty work?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Hogan’s comments follow Moore’s decision to ban 287(g) agreements in the state, which allow ICE to deputize local law enforcement officers to carry out immigration enforcement.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026
If the answer was anything other than the United States, local officers deputized with special federal authority launched an investigation into whether the person was in the country illegally.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputize
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McFarlane, who was appointed to Rosenior’s first-team staff after that interim spell in the hot seat, has gone from being a footnote in Chelsea’s season to effectively being asked to save it from being a complete write-off.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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During Francis’s pontificate, the Vatican appointed an AI adviser who worked with Silicon Valley leaders, heads of state, and the United Nations to protect those most vulnerable to the coming technological upheaval.—
Elias Wachtel,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fire delegated the effort of digestion from belly to boiling pot.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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News outlets tasked with dealing with commenters often delegate comment moderation—the oversight of reader comments, intervention, and, possibly, deletion of problematic content—to journalists themselves.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputize. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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