Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287(g) Immigration and Nationality Act
Overview
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) Program enhances the safety and security of communities by creating partnerships with state and local law enforcement agencies to identify and remove noncitizens who are amenable to removal from the United States.
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 added Section 287(g), to the Immigration and Nationality Act. This section of law authorizes the Director of ICE to enter into agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies, that permit designated officers to perform limited immigration law enforcement functions. Agreements under section 287(g) require the local law enforcement officers to receive appropriate training and to function under the supervision of ICE officers.
The 287(g) Program continues to receive overwhelmingly positive feedback from its partners. The mutually beneficial agreements allow state and local officers to act as a force multiplier in the identification, arrest, and service of warrants and detainers of incarcerated foreign-born individuals with criminal charges or convictions. Those deemed amenable to removal are identified while still secure in state or local custody, potentially reducing the time the noncitizen spends in ICE custody. The state and local partners benefit by reducing the number of criminal offenders that are released back into the community without being screened for immigration violations. Gang members, sex offenders, and murderers are often identified and taken into ICE custody after serving their criminal sentences, thus being removed from the community. The efficiency and safety of the program allows ICE to actively engage criminal noncitizen offenders while incarcerated in a secure and controlled environment as opposed to the alternative of conducting at-large arrests which can pose safety concerns for the officers and the community and may result in collateral arrests. Federal, state and local officers working together provide a tremendous benefit to public safety through increased law enforcement communication and overall community policing effectiveness.
Memorandum of Agreement
ICE and the requesting Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that defines the scope, duration and limitations of the delegation of authority. It also sets forth the training requirements, the terms of ICE supervision, and requires the partnering LEA to follow DHS and ICE policies when its designated immigration officers (DIOs) perform delegated immigration enforcement functions.
How to Participate
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 pertinent to their law enforcement activities at their jurisdictions. If interested in becoming a law enforcement partner under the 287(g) Program, please send your inquiry to ERO287g@ice.dhs.gov.
Types of Models
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Jail Enforcement Model (JEM) Fact Sheet
The 287(g) Program utilizes the JEM to accomplish its mission, which is designed to identify and process removable noncitizens with criminal or pending criminal charges who are arrested by state or local LEAs. The JEM Program is supervised by the local ICE Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations Field Office. Under the JEM, nominated state and local law enforcement officers will be trained, certified, and authorized by ICE to perform only those immigration functions that are established on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of the Memorandum of Understanding. ICE provides a training program conducted at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ICE Academy in Charleston, SC.
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Warrant Service Officer (WSO) Model Fact Sheet
The 287(g) Program developed the WSO model to provide an opportunity for jurisdictions to participate in a narrower cooperative agreement with ICE. Under the WSO model, nominated state and local law enforcement officers will be trained, certified, and authorized by ICE to perform limited functions of an immigration officer within the law enforcement agency’s jail and/or correctional facilities as set forth in the SOP of the WSO Memorandum of Agreement. ICE provides a training program conducted by certified instructors at a location most convenient for the participating LEA.
287(g) Successes
In fiscal year (FY) 2021, the 287(g) Program encountered approximately 394 noncitizens convicted for assault, 646 convicted for dangerous drugs, 74 convicted for sex offenses/assaults, 53 convicted for obstructing police, 91 convicted for weapon offenses, and 21 convicted for homicide.
Recent Arrests
- Georgia – On January 27, 2021, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office 287(g) Program encountered a citizen of Mexico arrested for six counts of violating the Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 1999 and forgery (1st degree); and also, placed an immigration detainer and warrant on the subject. The subject entered the United States on an unknown date and location without inspection.
- Maryland – On January 22, 2021, the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office 287(g) Program encountered a citizen of Mexico arrested for homicide-murder (2nd degree); and also, placed an immigration detainer and warrant on the subject. The subject entered the United States on an unknown date and location without inspection.
- Massachusetts – On January 20, 2021, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office 287(g) Program encountered a citizen of Cape Verde arrested for carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a large capacity firearm, possession of ammunition, armed robbery, assault and battery dangerous weapon, and receiving stolen property; and also, placed an immigration detainer and warrant on the subject. The subject last entered the United States as a lawful permanent resident.
Participating Entities
As of October 2022, ICE has 287(g) JEM agreements with 64 law enforcement agencies in 19 states. ICE also has 287(g) WSO agreements with 76 law enforcement agencies in 11 states.
STATE | LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY | SUPPORT TYPE | SIGNED | MOA |
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ALABAMA | Etowah County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
ALASKA | Department of Corrections | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-07-24 | link |
ALASKA | Kodiak Police Department | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-07-20 | link |
ARIZONA | Arizona Department of Corrections | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-16 | link |
ARIZONA | La Paz County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-03-12 | link |
ARIZONA | La Paz County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-02-27 | link |
ARIZONA | Mesa Police Department | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
ARIZONA | Pinal County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
ARIZONA | Yavapai County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
ARKANSAS | Benton County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-30 | link |
ARKANSAS | Craighead County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-18 | link |
COLORADO | Teller County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
FLORIDA | Baker County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Bay County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Bradford County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Brevard County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-05-06 | link |
FLORIDA | Broward County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-09-09 | link |
FLORIDA | Calhoun County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-09-09 | link |
FLORIDA | Charlotte County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-05-06 | link |
FLORIDA | Clay County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-03-11 | link |
FLORIDA | Collier County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
FLORIDA | Columbia County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-05-06 | link |
FLORIDA | DeSoto County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Flagler County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-09-09 | link |
FLORIDA | Florida Department of Corrections | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-08-21 | link |
FLORIDA | Franklin County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Hamilton County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Hendry County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Hernando County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
FLORIDA | Hernando County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-05-06 | link |
FLORIDA | Highlands County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Holmes County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Indian River County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
FLORIDA | Jefferson County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Lafayette County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Lake County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Leon County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Levy County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-05-06 | link |
FLORIDA | Liberty County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-09-09 | link |
FLORIDA | Madison County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-09-09 | link |
FLORIDA | Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-05-06 | link |
FLORIDA | Marion County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Martin County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-01-22 | link |
FLORIDA | Monroe County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Nassau County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Osceola County Corrections Department | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Pinellas County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-04-24 | link |
FLORIDA | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-05-06 | link |
FLORIDA | Putnam County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Sarasota County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-05-06 | link |
FLORIDA | Seminole County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-09-04 | link |
FLORIDA | St Johns County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Sumter County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Suwannee County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Taylor County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Wakulla County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-10-15 | link |
FLORIDA | Walton County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-05-06 | link |
GEORGIA | Floyd County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-10 | link |
GEORGIA | Georgia Department of Corrections | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
GEORGIA | Hall County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
GEORGIA | Oconee County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-12-31 | link |
GEORGIA | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-07-02 | link |
GEORGIA | Whitfield County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
IDAHO | Gooding County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-08-17 | link |
IDAHO | Power County Sheriff’s Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-11-20 | link |
KANSAS | Finney County Sheriff’s Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-03-17 | link |
KANSAS | Jackson County Sheriff’s Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-07-23 | link |
LOUISIANA | East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
MARYLAND | Cecil County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-03-09 | link |
MARYLAND | Frederick County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
MARYLAND | Harford County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-26 | link |
MASSACHUSETTS | Barnstable County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
MASSACHUSETTS | Massachusetts Department of Corrections | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
MONTANA | Flathead County Sheriff's Department | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-02-12 | link |
MONTANA | Gallatin County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-01-22 | link |
NEBRASKA | Dakota County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
NEVADA | Nye County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
NEW YORK | Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-10 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Alamance County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-05-21 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Albermarle District Jail | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-03-19 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Avery County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-07-23 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Brunswick County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-07-23 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-03-11 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Caldwell County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-03-19 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Cleveland County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-01-16 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Duplin County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-06-25 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Gaston County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Henderson County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Lincoln County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-06-05 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Nash County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-01-29 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Randolph County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-05-21 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Rockingham County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-12-31 | link |
NORTH CAROLINA | Yancey County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-07-20 | link |
OKLAHOMA | Canadian County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-03-13 | link |
OKLAHOMA | Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
OKLAHOMA | Tulsa County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Horry County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lexington County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
SOUTH CAROLINA | York County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
TENNESSEE | Greene County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
TENNESSEE | Knox County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
TEXAS | Aransas County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link | addendum |
TEXAS | Burnet County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2019-11-05 | link |
TEXAS | Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-03-13 | link |
TEXAS | Chambers County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
TEXAS | DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
TEXAS | Galveston County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
TEXAS | Goliad County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
TEXAS | Jackson County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
TEXAS | Kendall County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-12-23 | link |
TEXAS | Kleberg County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-07-31 | link |
TEXAS | Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
TEXAS | Lubbock County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
TEXAS | Matagorda County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-03-13 | link |
TEXAS | Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link | addendum |
TEXAS | Nueces County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link | addendum |
TEXAS | Potter County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-03-02 | link |
TEXAS | Refugio County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
TEXAS | Rockwall County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
TEXAS | San Patricio County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-09-03 | link |
TEXAS | Smith County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
TEXAS | Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-16 | link |
TEXAS | Terrell County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
TEXAS | Victoria County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
TEXAS | Walker County Sheriff’s Department | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
TEXAS | Waller County Sheriff’s Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-02-12 | link |
TEXAS | Wharton County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-09 | link |
VIRGINIA | Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-08 | link |
WISCONSIN | Brown County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-10-16 | link |
WISCONSIN | Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-06-05 | link |
WISCONSIN | Lafayette County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-08-21 | link |
WISCONSIN | Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-06-05 | link |
WISCONSIN | Marquette County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-05-21 | link |
WISCONSIN | Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-02-27 | link |
WISCONSIN | Waukesha County Sheriff's Office | Jail Enforcement Model | 2020-06-10 | link |
WISCONSIN | Waushara County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-06-08 | link |
WYOMING | Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office | Warrant Service Officer | 2020-03-13 | link |