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Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287(g) Immigration and Nationality Act

Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287(g) Immigration and Nationality Act

Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287(g) Immigration and Nationality Act

ICE’s 287(g) Program

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 added Section 287(g) to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) — authorizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to delegate to state and local law enforcement officers the authority to perform specified immigration officer functions under the agency’s direction and oversight.

The 287(g) Program enhances the safety and security of our nation’s communities by allowing ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) to partner with state and local law enforcement agencies to identify and remove incarcerated criminal noncitizens who are amenable to removal from the U.S. before they are released into the community.

ICE recognizes the importance of its relationships with its law enforcement partners to carry out its critical mission.

The 287(g) program allows ICE — through the delegation of specified immigration officer duties — to enhance collaboration with state and local law enforcement partners to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of noncitizens who undermine the safety of our nation’s communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws.

287(g) Program Models

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations operates two 287(g) models:

  • The Jail Enforcement Model is designed to identify and process removable noncitizens — with criminal or pending criminal charges — who are arrested by state or local law enforcement agencies.
  • The Warrant Service Officer program allows ICE to train, certify and authorize state and local law enforcement officers to serve and execute administrative warrants on noncitizens in their agency’s jail.

How to Participate

Participating jurisdictions sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with ICE. State and local law enforcement officers participating in the 287(g) Program must possess U.S. citizenship, complete and pass a background investigation, and have knowledge of and have enforced laws and regulations related to law enforcement activities at their jurisdictions.

If interested in becoming a law enforcement partner under the 287(g) Program, state and local law enforcement agencies may contact ICE at ERO287g@ice.dhs.gov.

Participating Entities

As of May 2024, ICE has 287(g) JEM agreements with 60 law enforcement agencies in 16 states. ICE also has 287(g) WSO with 75 law enforcement agencies in 11 states.

Mutually Signed Agreements
STATELAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCYSUPPORT TYPESIGNEDMOA
ALABAMAEtowah County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
ALASKADepartment of CorrectionsWarrant Service Officer2020-07-24link
ALASKAKodiak Police DepartmentWarrant Service Officer2020-07-20link
ARIZONAArizona Department of CorrectionsJail Enforcement Model2020-06-16link
ARIZONALa Paz County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-03-12link
ARIZONALa Paz County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-02-27link
ARIZONAMesa Police DepartmentJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
ARIZONAPinal County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
ARIZONAYavapai County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
ARKANSASBenton County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-30link
ARKANSASCraighead County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-18link
COLORADOTeller County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
FLORIDABaker County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDABay County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDABradford County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDABrevard County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-05-06link
FLORIDABroward County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-09-09link
FLORIDACalhoun County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-09-09link
FLORIDACharlotte County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-05-06link
FLORIDAClay County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-03-11link
FLORIDACollier County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
FLORIDAColumbia County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-05-06link
FLORIDADeSoto County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAFlagler County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-09-09link
FLORIDAFlorida Department of CorrectionsJail Enforcement Model2020-08-21link
FLORIDAFranklin County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAHamilton County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAHendry County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAHernando County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
FLORIDAHernando County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-05-06link
FLORIDAHighlands County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAHolmes County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAIndian River County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAJacksonville Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
FLORIDAJefferson County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDALafayette County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDALake County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDALeon County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDALevy County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-05-06link
FLORIDALiberty County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-09-09link
FLORIDAMadison County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-09-09link
FLORIDAManatee County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-05-06link
FLORIDAMarion County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAMartin County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-01-22link
FLORIDAMonroe County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDANassau County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAOkeechobee County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAOsceola County Corrections DepartmentWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAPinellas County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-04-24link
FLORIDAPolk County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-05-06link
FLORIDAPutnam County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDASanta Rosa County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDASarasota County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-05-06link
FLORIDASeminole County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-09-04link
FLORIDASt Johns County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDASumter County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDASuwannee County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDATaylor County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAWakulla County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-10-15link
FLORIDAWalton County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-05-06link
GEORGIAFloyd County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-10link
GEORGIAGeorgia Department of CorrectionsJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
GEORGIAHall County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
GEORGIAOconee County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-12-31link
GEORGIAPolk County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-07-02link
GEORGIAWhitfield County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
IDAHOGooding County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-08-17link
IDAHOPower County Sheriff’s OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-11-20link
KANSASFinney County Sheriff’s OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-03-17link
KANSASJackson County Sheriff’s OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-07-23link
MARYLANDCecil County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-03-09link
MARYLANDFrederick County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
MARYLANDHarford County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-26link
MASSACHUSETTSMassachusetts Department of CorrectionsJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
MONTANAFlathead County Sheriff's DepartmentWarrant Service Officer2020-02-12link
MONTANAGallatin County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-01-22link
NEBRASKADakota County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
NEW YORKRensselaer County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-10link
NORTH CAROLINAAlamance County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-05-21link
NORTH CAROLINAAlbermarle District JailWarrant Service Officer2020-03-19link
NORTH CAROLINAAvery County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-07-23link
NORTH CAROLINABrunswick County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-07-23link
NORTH CAROLINACabarrus County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-03-11link
NORTH CAROLINACaldwell County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-03-19link
NORTH CAROLINACleveland County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-01-16link
NORTH CAROLINADuplin County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-06-25link
NORTH CAROLINAGaston County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
NORTH CAROLINAHenderson County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
NORTH CAROLINALincoln County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-06-05link
NORTH CAROLINANash County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-01-29link
NORTH CAROLINARandolph County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-05-21link
NORTH CAROLINARockingham County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-12-31link
NORTH CAROLINAYancey County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-07-20link
OKLAHOMACanadian County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-03-13link
OKLAHOMAOkmulgee County Criminal Justice AuthorityJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
OKLAHOMATulsa County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
SOUTH CAROLINAHorry County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
SOUTH CAROLINALexington County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
SOUTH CAROLINAYork County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
TENNESSEEGreene County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
TENNESSEEKnox County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
TEXASAransas County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link | addendum
TEXASBurnet County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2019-11-05link
TEXASCalhoun County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-03-13link
TEXASChambers County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
TEXASDeWitt County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
TEXASGalveston County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
TEXASGoliad County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
TEXASJackson County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
TEXASKendall County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-12-23link
TEXASKleberg County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-07-31link
TEXASLavaca County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
TEXASLubbock County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
TEXASMatagorda County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-03-13link
TEXASMontgomery County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link | addendum
TEXASNueces County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link | addendum
TEXASPotter County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-03-02link
TEXASRefugio County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
TEXASRockwall County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
TEXASSan Patricio County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-09-03link
TEXASSmith County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
TEXASTarrant County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-16link
TEXASTerrell County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
TEXASVictoria County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-08link
TEXASWalker County Sheriff’s DepartmentJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
TEXASWaller County Sheriff’s OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-02-12link
TEXASWharton County Sheriff’s OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-09link
WISCONSINBrown County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-10-16link
WISCONSINFond du Lac County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-06-05link
WISCONSINManitowoc County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-06-05link
WISCONSINMarquette County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-05-21link
WISCONSINSheboygan County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-02-27link
WISCONSINWaukesha County Sheriff's OfficeJail Enforcement Model2020-06-10link
WISCONSINWaushara County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-06-08link
WYOMINGSweetwater County Sheriff's OfficeWarrant Service Officer2020-03-13link

Steering Committee Meetings

The purpose of the 287(g) steering committee is to discuss program oversight and direction, identify issues and concerns regarding immigration enforcement activities, increase transparency, and offer community stakeholders opportunities to communicate their community-level perspectives. The intent of the steering committee meetings it to educate stakeholders on how ICE supports safer communities and improves national security, while gaining community-level perspective on 287(g) program operations.

If you are experiencing issues with attending a local steering committee meeting, you may contact ICE at ERO287g@ice.dhs.gov.

FY 2025

Steering Committee Meetings FY2025
MOA NameMeeting DateLocationType
Liberty County Sheriff's Office11/14/2024VirtualWSO
 

FY2024

Steering Committee Meetings FY2024
MOA NameMeeting DateLocationType
Cecil County Sheriff's Office10/25/2023VirtualJEM
Alamance County12/6/2023VirtualWSO
Nash County12/7/2023VirtualWSO
Albemarele District Jail12/8/2023VirtualWSO
Caldwell County12/11/2023VirtualWSO
Lincoln County12/12/2023VirtualWSO
Rockingham County 12/13/2023VirtualWSO
Cleveland County12/14/2023VirtualWSO
Randolph County12/15/2023VirtualWSO
LaPaz County1/11/2024VirtualWSO
Walton County1/17/2024VirtualWSO
Santa Rosa County1/18/2024VirtualWSO
Jefferson County1/19/2024VirtualWSO
Baker County 1/22/2024VirtualWSO
Bradford County1/22/2024VirtualWSO
Columbia County1/23/2024VirtualWSO
Indian River County1/23/2024VirtualWSO
Nassau County1/23/2024VirtualWSO
St Johns County1/23/2024VirtualWSO
AKDOC1/24/2024VirtualWSO
Suwannee County1/30/2024In PersonWSO
Calhoun County2/5/2024VirtualWSO
Wakula County2/6/2024VirtualWSO
Fond du Lac County2/8/2024VirtualWSO
Broward County2/8/2024VirtualWSO
Hendry County2/8/2024VirtualWSO
Monroe County2/8/2024VirtualWSO
Madison County2/9/2024VirtualWSO
Holmes County2/12/2024VirtualWSO
Putnam County2/12/2024VirtualWSO
Kodiak PD2/13/2024VirtualWSO
Okeechobee County2/13/2024VirtualWSO
Pinellas County2/13/2024VirtualWSO
Taylor County2/13/2024VirtualWSO
Marquette County2/14/2024VirtualWSO
Charlotte County2/20/2024VirtualWSO
Levy County2/20/2024VirtualWSO
Manatee County2/21/2024VirtualWSO
Marion County2/21/2024VirtualWSO
Lake County2/22/2024VirtualWSO
Osceola County2/23/2024VirtualWSO
Seminole County2/23/2024VirtualWSO
Highlands County2/26/2024VirtualWSO
Sumter County2/26/2024VirtualWSO
Gallatin County2/27/2024VirtualWSO
DeSoto County2/27/2024VirtualWSO
Gooding County2/28/2024VirtualWSO
Sarasota County2/29/2024VirtualWSO
Burnet County3/6/2024In PersonWSO
Flagler County3/6/2024VirtualWSO
Brevard County3/12/2024VirtualWSO
Flathead County3/26/2024VirtualWSO
Franklin County4/22/2024VirtualWSO
Frederick County6/18/2024In PersonJEM
Waukesha County8/13/2024VirtualJEM
 

FY2023

Steering Committee Meetings FY2023
MOA NameMeeting DateLocationType
Arizona Department of Corrections10/04/2022In PersonJEM
Dakota County Sheriff's Office01/24/2023In PersonJEM
Canadian County Sheriff's Office01/25/2023In PersonJEM
Georgia Department of Corrections02/15/2023In PersonJEM
Horry County Sheriff's Office02/23/2023In PersonJEM
Henderson County Sheriff's Office02/28/2023VirtualJEM
Aransas County Sheriff's Office03/01/2023In PersonJEM
Nueces County Sheriff's Office03/02/2023In PersonJEM
Benton County Sheriff's Office03/06/2023VirtualJEM
Gaston County Sheriff's Office03/07/2023VirtualJEM
York County Sheriff's Office03/09/2023VirtualJEM
Lexington County Sheriff's Office03/14/2023VirtualJEM
DeWitt Co. Sheriff's Office03/22/2023In PersonJEM
Refugio County Sheriff's Office03/22/2023In PersonJEM
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office03/28/2023In PersonJEM
Knox County Sheriff's Office03/29/2023VirtualJEM
Victoria Co. Sheriff's Office04/05/2023In PersonJEM
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office04/05/2023In PersonJEM
Collier county Sheriff's Office04/13/2023In PersonJEM
Hernando County Sheriff's Office04/17/2023VirtualJEM
Hernando County Sheriff's Office04/17/2023VirtualJEM
Clay County Sheriff's Office04/18/2023VirtualJEM
Whitfield County Sheriff's Office04/27/2023In PersonJEM
East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office04/28/2023VirtualJEM
Massachusetts Department of Correction05/01/2023VirtualJEM
Harford County Sheriff's Office05/16/2023In PersonJEM
Smith County Sheriff's Office05/16/2023In PersonJEM
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office05/16/2023In PersonJEM
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office05/17/2023In PersonJEM
Goliad Co. Sheriff's Office05/17/2023In PersonJEM
Lavaca County Sheriff's Office05/18/2023In PersonJEM
Matagorda County Sheriff's Office05/18/2023In PersonJEM
Wharton County Sheriff's Office05/18/2023In PersonJEM
Culpeper County Sheriff's Office05/18/2023VirtualJEM
Sweetwater Co. Sheriff's Office06/13/2023In PersonWSO
Fredrick County Sheriff's Office06/21/2023VirtualJEM
Oconee County Sheriff's Office08/10/2023VirtualWSO
 

Monthly 287(g) Encounter Reports

Updated: