Overview

Bradley County (Cleveland, TN) has adopted two 287(g) models — the Jail Enforcement Model (JEM) and the Warrant Service Officer (WSO) model — giving it unusually broad immigration enforcement authority for a county its size. It carries the highest 287(g) signal score (7) in the heatmap data despite having only that one signal type.

Key Details

287(g) agreements

• Jail Enforcement Model (JEM): Deputies trained to identify immigration violations of people arrested on criminal charges
• Warrant Service Officer (WSO): Deputies can serve ICE warrants on jailed individuals
• Sheriff Steve Lawson updated the Bradley County Commission’s Law Enforcement Committee on the program

Context

• Selected BCSO deputies received ICE training under the program
• Deputies work with ICE to identify undocumented immigrants arrested and charged with crimes in Bradley County
• Part of East Tennessee’s expanding network of 287(g) agencies

Sources

• BCSO deputies will be working with ICE (Cleveland Banner)
• More Tennessee agencies sign up to help ICE during crackdown (NewsChannel 9)

Other signals in this county