Bill > SB2223

This bill mandates that by January 1, 2027, the sheriff of each county in Tennessee must enter into an agreement under an available federal 287(g) program, which allows state and local law enforcement to work with federal immigration authorities to enforce federal immigration law, and this agreement will not require approval from local government officials; it also expands the powers of the board of control of the Tennessee corrections institute by requiring them to adopt a policy for the temporary detention and custody of individuals detained under these agreements, ensuring they are transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within 48 hours and excluded from inmate population counts for facility compliance, with these provisions set to expire on February 1, 2029.