Tennessee State Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin) said on Wednesday that sheriffs “need to step up” as just eight counties in the Volunteer State have entered into 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which allows local law enforcement to perform immigration enforcement actions within their jurisdiction that are typically reserved for federal officials.

Reeves compared county-level participation in the 287(g) program by sheriffs in Florida and Tennessee in a post to the social media platform X, revealing that every sheriff in Florida now assists federal authorities with immigration enforcement, boosted by training from ICE.

“We have great sheriffs in TN – but they need to hear from you,” said Reeves in a second post to X, urging Tennesseans to c

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