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Recent Examples of deputize
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?
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 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
The state-level agreements, signed by Stitt on February 18 and 25, deputized the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
Today, the program allows the Department of Homeland Security to form agreements with state and local law enforcement, deputizing them to enforce federal immigration law.
—Robin Grammer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 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
The state-level agreements, signed by Stitt on February 18 and 25, deputized the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
Today, the program allows the Department of Homeland Security to form agreements with state and local law enforcement, deputizing them to enforce federal immigration law.
—Robin Grammer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputize
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And the Beaumont Police Department appointed detectives to work alongside them.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Chief Executive Alfonso Dolce, the brother of co-founder Domenico Dolce, was appointed as the new chair, according to a company filing to the Milan Chamber of Commerce.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Coyle also delegates various administrators representing each sport to keep lists of prospective coaches.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Michael Ciaglo / Bloomberg via Getty Images The Constitution delegates the power to run elections to states.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputize. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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