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

ICE’s 287(g) Program

The Unlawful Immigration Reform and Immigrant Accountability Act of 1996 added Part 287(g) to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) — authorizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to delegate to state and native legislation enforcement officers the authority to carry out specified immigration officer capabilities underneath the company’s course and oversight.

The 287(g) Program enhances the security and safety of our nation’s communities by permitting ICE Enforcement and Removing Operations (ERO) to companion with state and native legislation enforcement companies to establish and take away felony aliens who’re amenable to removing from the U.S.

ICE acknowledges the significance of its relationships with its legislation enforcement companions to hold out its important mission.

The 287(g) program permits ICE — by the delegation of specified immigration officer duties — to reinforce collaboration with state and native legislation enforcement companions to guard the homeland by the arrest and removing of aliens who undermine the security of our nation’s communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration legal guidelines.

ICE 287(g) Program Map

287(g) Program Fashions

ICE Enforcement and Removing Operations operates three 287(g) fashions:

• The Jail Enforcement Mannequin is designed to establish and course of detachable aliens — with felony or pending felony expenses — who’re arrested by state or native legislation enforcement companies.
• The Activity Pressure Mannequin serves as a power multiplier for legislation enforcement companies to implement restricted immigration authority with ICE oversight throughout their routine police duties.
• The Warrant Service Officer program permits ICE to coach, certify and authorize state and native legislation enforcement officers to serve and execute administrative warrants on aliens of their company’s jail.

How Can Your Company Take part within the ICE 287(g) Program?

On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Govt Order (EO) 14159, Defending the American Folks Towards Invasion. This EO requires ICE to authorize State and native legislation enforcement officers, because the Secretary of Homeland Safety determines are certified and acceptable, underneath part 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to the utmost extent permitted by legislation. A number of states, together with however not restricted to Georgia and Florida, have handed, or are contemplating, State laws mandating legislation enforcement companies (LEAs) search out or enter into memorandums of settlement (MOA) with ICE pursuant to a partnership underneath the 287(g) Program.

Participation within the 287(g) Program is restricted to LEAs solely. LEAs involved in collaborating within the 287(g) Program should signal an MOA with ICE. LEAs will nominate officers to take part within the 287(g) Program. Nominees should possess U.S. citizenship, full and go a background investigation, and have information of and have enforced legal guidelines and laws associated to legislation enforcement actions at their jurisdictions. Activity Pressure Mannequin nominees should even have no less than two (2) years of complete sworn legislation enforcement officer expertise. Nominees will obtain coaching on the expense of ICE associated to the immigration duties pertinent to the relevant MOA.

LEAs involved in changing into a legislation enforcement companion underneath the 287(g) Program should submit a signed Letter of Curiosity and signed MOA to ICE at ERO287g@ice.dhs.gov. These kinds will be discovered beneath.

You probably have any questions on collaborating within the ICE 287(g) program, how one can full the mandatory kinds, what’s required, or would love further data, please don’t hesitate to electronic mail ERO287g@ice.dhs.gov; your inquiry might be promptly answered inside one enterprise day.

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287(g) Collaborating Companies

As of March 22, 2025, at 4 p.m., ICE has signed 287(g) JEM agreements with 81 legislation enforcement companies in 23 states, 287(g) WSO agreements with 151 legislation enforcement companies in 25 states, and 287(g) TFM agreements with 148 companies in 18 states.

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287(g) Pending Companies

As of March 22, 2025, at 4 p.m., the next 43 287(g) program purposes are pending.

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