ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Northwest Arkansas has emerged as a hot spot in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration , the result of one county’s partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and aggressive traffic stops by police.

The region offers a window into what the future may hold in places where law enforcement agencies cooperate broadly with ICE, as the Department of Homeland Security offers financial incentives in exchange for help making arrests.

The Associated Press reviewed ICE arrest data, law enforcement records and interviewed local residents. Here are some takeaways from that reporting.

Benton County has helped arrest hundreds for ICE

More than 450 people were arrested by ICE at the Benton County Jail from Jan. 1 through Oct. 15, according to IC

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