While the consequences of operations Border Patrolthe Immigrants in North Carolina They are on alert. Besides the targeted deployment of officers, there is also ongoing cooperation between some provinces with Immigration and customs (Icefor its abbreviation in English). Currently, there are 22 who have some sort of link through 287(g) Agreements.
According to what is specified on the official website of the US entity, this program allows “state and local officials to be delegated” the authority to enforce certain immigration regulations. By signing it, The county pledges to assist ICE With different tasks.
Currently, the agency has three models of 287(g) Agreements: Imprisonment execution, Task Force and Warranty service employee. Among them, there are disagreements over the authority granted to police forces to enforce immigration laws.
In North Carolina, all three schemes are implemented in different areas of the state. In general, Counties that have some type of 287(g) agreement with ICE We are:
The official list of participating counties across the United States is constantly updated on the official ICE website. In November 2025, The agency has at least one agreement In all states except California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
The difference lies in the scope and tasks undertaken by local forces based on their participation in the programme. And in the three alternatives Ice Clearly defines what Authority granted to provinces.
First of all, the form Imprisonment execution It allows agents to investigate the immigration status of people in detention and accused of a crime. In this program, officers can only act within the prison in relation to immigration matters.
For its part, the model Task Force It involves conducting joint operations between ICE and the county that has signed the 287(g) agreement.
In this context, agencies work together to implement immigration detention operations in the region.
Finally, Warranty service employee Enables and trains local county officers to carry out specific arrests.
In this case, agents cannot carry out migration operations independently, but they can enforce ICE commands.
According to what is provided and compiled by the federal entity NC Local, Some counties From North Carolina Participation in more than one 287(g) program at the same time. They are divided between the three categories as follows: