All 95 Tennessee county sheriffs will be required to enter cooperative agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in legislation headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk after a final Senate vote on Thursday.
The legislation requires sheriffs to enter the so-called 287(g) agreements with the federal government or risk losing state funding.
If signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee sheriffs will have a Jan. 1, 2027 deadline to comply. Local police forces are not covered by the legislation and would retain autonomy over the decision to enter the agreements. The Lookout is seeking comment from Lee’s office about whether the governor intends to sign the legislation…