Who can issue immigration detainers?

• A. State governors
• B. Federal law enforcement officers and agents
• C. Local community leaders
• D. Judicial courts

Answer: (B)

The ability to issue immigration detainers is specifically granted to federal law enforcement officers and agents. An immigration detainer is a request to a state or local law enforcement agency to hold a person for a certain period of time when ICE has initiated an investigation regarding that individual's immigration status. Federal officers and agents, such as those from ICE, possess the authority to issue these detainers based on their enforcement responsibilities under immigration law.

This authority is not vested in state governors, local community leaders, or judicial courts, which do not have the jurisdiction or legal basis to issue such detainers. Each of these entities operates within their own scope, but immigration detainers specifically pertain to federal enforcement operations, making the involvement of federal law enforcement the correct context for this action.