U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 12 people and seized more than $500,000 during the execution of more than a dozen search warrants at metro Phoenix businesses on Tuesday.

Agencies in several states signed up in late February for the revived 287(g) Task Force Model program. No Arizona agencies have yet applied.

"I'm just trying to keep him encouraged," said Tanisha Hartwell-Parris of her husband, Marlon Parris. The government was told to clarify its charges.