Tennessee could soon see more immigration crackdowns from the Tennessee Highway Patrol under an official partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The THP is the latest law enforcement agency to apply for an ICE program known as 287(g), which allows state and local agencies to carry out some federal agent duties such as jail and warrant enforcement.
The THP has applied for a task force model that would allow state troopers to enforce some activities while under ICE supervision and oversight. The application was pending as of May 14…