The Brief
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly failing to comply with a new state law (SB 8) requiring cooperation with ICE.
- The law requires sheriffs to seek 287(g) agreements, which authorize local jail officers to question inmates’ immigration status and serve ICE warrants.
- Paxton claims Sheriff Marian Brown refused to seek the agreement; the sheriff’s office has not yet officially responded to the investigation.
DALLAS – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly failing to comply with a new state law regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement cooperation.
Dallas County ICE Agreement
What we know:
Senate Bill 8, which went into effect at the beginning of the year, requires local sheriff’s offices to cooperate with ICE operations in their counties.
More specifically, sheriffs must request partnerships with ICE, known as 287(g) agreements. The agreements allow ICE to authorize local authorities to perform certain types of immigration enforcement in local jails, including allowing officers to question inmates about their immigration status and serve administrative warrants.…