PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee has its first county creating a task force with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office signed an agreement this week that allows deputies to make immigration arrests on their streets. The county was already working on behalf of ICE in its jail.
Known as a 287(g) agreement, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is officially the second law enforcement agency in the state to partner with ICE in this capacity, joining the Tennessee Highway Patrol…