Who is participating in ICE programs in Tennessee and Virginia?

At least one law enforcement agency in half of Tennessee's 95 counties have signed Memorandums of Agreement with the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. ICE lists participants of its 287(g) program, as well as pending agencies, on its website. According to the site, ICE has signed 1,497 MOAs for 287(g) programs covering 39 states and 2 U.S. territories as of March 5. The 287(g) program has four models, including the Jail Enforcement Model, Task Force Model, Tribal Task Force Model and Warrant Service Officer. "Through the delegation of specified immigration officer duties, the program allows ICE to enhance collaboration with state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of aliens who undermine the safety of our nation's communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws," the website states. In the Tri-Cities area, the Carter, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington County Sheriff's Offices have all signed MOAs to be a part of the 287(g) program. Forty-nine total Tennessee counties are represented in the MOAs, also listing the Tennessee Department of Corrections and Tennessee Department of Homeland Security. See the full list of participating Tennessee agencies below (as of March 5, 2026): Bedford County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Bradley County Constable District 1 (Task Force Model) Bradley County Constable District 6 (Task Force Model) Bradley County Constable District 7 (Task Force Model) Bradley County Sheriff's Office (Jail Enforcement Model) Bradley County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Carter County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Clay County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Cocke County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Coffee County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Cumberland County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Dekalb County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Dyer County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Estill Springs Police Department (Task Force Model) Franklin County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Franklin County Sheriff's Office (Jail Enforcement Model) Giles County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Grainger County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Greene County Sheriff's Office (Jail Enforcement Model) Grundy County Constable District 3 (Task Force Model) Grundy County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (Jail Enforcement Model) Hancock County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Haywood County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Servant Officer) Knox County Sheriff's Office (Jail Enforcement Model) Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Macon County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Madison County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Madison County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Marion County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) McMinn County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Meigs County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Metropolitan Moore County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Monroe County Constable District 2 (Task Force Model) Monroe County Sheriff's Office (Jail Enforcement Model) Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Morgan County Sheriff's Office (Jail Enforcement Model) Mosheim Police Department (Task Force Model) Obion County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Overton County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Polk County Constable District 2 (Task Force Model) Polk County Constable District 4 (Task Force Model) Polk County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Putnam County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Putnam County Sheriff's Office (Jail Enforcement Model) Robertson County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Rutherford County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Sevier County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Sevier County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Sevierville Police Department (Task Force Model) Shelby County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Sparta Police Department (Task Force Model) Sullivan County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Sullivan County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Sumner County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Tennessee Department of Corrections (Jail Enforcement Model) Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (Task Force Model) Trousdale County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Unicoi County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Van Buren County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Warren County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Washington County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Weakley County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Wilson County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Virginia On the Virginia side, 24 county agencies have signed MOAs with ICE. That includes the Scott, Washington and Wise County Sheriff's Offices, as well as the Southwest Regional Jail Authority. Statewide agencies like the Virginia Department of Corrections and Virginia DOC Law Enforcement Services were listed to have MOAs. See the full list below (As of March 5, 2026): Alleghany County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Amherst County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Appomattox County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Bedford County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Buchanan County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Buckingham County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Campbell County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Craig County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Franklin County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Frederick County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Grayson County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Greene County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Hopewell County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office (Warrant Service Officer) Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office (Jail Enforcement Model) Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren Regional Jail Authority (Warrant Service Officer) Richmond County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Scott County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Smyth County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority (Warrant Service Officer) Tazewell County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Virginia Department of Corrections (Jail Enforcement Model) Virginia DOC Law Enforcement Services (Task Force Model) Washington County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model) Wise County Sheriff's Office (Task Force Model)