Collaboration with ICE:

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-tampa-pasco-county-sheriffs-office-captures-illegal-alien-after-manhunt

https://www.fox13news.com/news/pasco-hernando-sheriffs-offices-enter-deputies-into-federal-ice-training

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-county-sheriff-lawsuit-police-program-court-order-fees/67-1cc915f1-d673-401f-a8bf-8b9178943823

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pasco/pasco-sheriff-makes-agreement-with-ice-to-enforce-federal-immigration-laws

https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/Feds-to-certify-Pasco-deputies-in-deal-that-may-boost-deportations_160888007

About Sheriff Chris Nocco:

https://www.pascosheriff.com/sheriff-biography

Pasco County Sheriff’s Office:

https://www.pascosheriff.com

Social media for Pasco County, FL Sheriff’s office:

https://www.facebook.com/pascosheriff

https://www.instagram.com/pascosheriffsoffice

https://twitter.com/PascoSheriff

https://www.linkedin.com/company/pasco-sheriff’s-office

Lawsuits against Pasco County, FL law enforcement in recent history:

https://www.wfla.com/news/pasco-county/pasco-sheriffs-office-settles-unconstitutional-policing-case

https://www.tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/04/03/pasco-county-sheriffs-office-arrests-targeted-chris-nocco

How It Works

• ICE signs a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with a sheriff’s office or police department.
• Local officers are trained by ICE and authorized to perform certain immigration enforcement functions.
• This includes questioning individuals about their status, placing detainers, and initiating removal proceedings.

Why It’s Dangerous

• Local jails become extension arms of ICE.
• It blurs the line between public safety and federal enforcement.
• Undocumented people stop reporting crimes or showing up to court out of fear.
• It invites racial profiling and abuse of power.

Who Uses It

• As of 2025, dozens of jurisdictions across the U.S. have active 287(g) agreements.
• Some of the most aggressive are in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.
• Many of these sheriffs are openly anti-immigrant and use the program as political theater.

The Legal Fiction

ICE claims 287(g) increases “cooperation” and “efficiency.” What it really does is bypass oversight. Officers working under 287(g) operate in a gray zone — they act with federal authority but without federal accountability.

Community Response

• Grassroots organizers have successfully pressured cities and counties to end 287(g) agreements.
• Lawsuits have been filed over illegal detainers, wrongful arrests, and constitutional violations.

Why We Track It

Every 287(g) agreement creates a network node of ICE enforcement. We track them by:

• Listing which jurisdictions have signed on
• Linking incidents of abuse to participating departments
• Following funding trails to see who profits

If your sheriff’s office is part of 287(g), they’ve chosen a side. And we’ll name them for it.

Contractors in Every Link of the Chain

• Detention Facilities: GEO Group, CoreCivic, and dozens of smaller firms own and operate ICE prisons. These are private jails built for profit.
• Transport Services: Companies like Trailboss Enterprises and Hallmark Aviation ferry migrants across state lines and into courtrooms, jails, and tarmacs.
• Surveillance Tech: Palantir, Thomson Reuters (via CLEAR), and LexisNexis provide data-mining tools that track, profile, and target migrants.
• Communications & Commissary: GTL and Securus charge extortionate fees for phone calls, video visits, and commissary items inside detention centers.
• Healthcare & Food: Corizon Health and other subcontractors provide often-dangerous medical services, while companies like Aramark and Trinity Services Group handle meals with little oversight.

Why They Do It

Money. ICE pays billions in federal contracts to corporations who promise cost-effective management and minimal public visibility. Private companies aren’t bound by the same transparency laws. They don’t answer FOIAs. They operate behind the curtain.

Private actors remove even the pretense of public accountability. When someone dies in detention, ICE blames the contractor. When abuse is reported, the contractor says it followed policy. Everyone points fingers. No one takes responsibility.

The Real Impact

• People are deported because it’s profitable.
• Detention quotas are met because contracts require it.
• Medical care is neglected because it’s cheaper to settle than to treat.
• Communities are raided because someone’s getting paid to make it happen.

What We Track

The ICE List includes pages on key companies, including contract histories, violation records, and financial data. We gather this through FOIA releases, leaked documents, whistleblower reports, and public procurement records.

If you work for one of these companies and know what they’re doing, reach out. The system depends on silence. You don’t have to play your part.