The November 2026 midterm elections have renewed questions about how changes in elected leadership and legislative priorities will impact police accountability, including oversight of federal law enforcement agencies like ICE.
In this newly published resource, the National Police Accountability Project (NPAP) outlines how elected officials and legislative bodies can use their authority to hold law enforcement accountable at the federal, state, and local levels. From restricting funding to ICE and CBP and investigating civil rights abuses to ending qualified immunity, limiting surveillance, and reducing cooperation with immigration enforcement, this guide identifies concrete policy and legislative tools available to advance accountability and protect civil rights.
While the powers available to state and municipal governments vary by jurisdiction, the resource highlights opportunities to strengthen police accountability at every level of government.
Learn more about the tools available to elected officials to hold law enforcement accountable, and you can advocate for their use.