❄️ NC ICE Watch Hotline / La Línea de Defensa: 📞336-543-0353
Does your SHERIFF have a 287(g) agreement with ICE?
About the 287(g) Program
287g agreements authorize ICE to "delegate state and local law enforcement officers the authority to perform specified immigration officer functions under ICE's direction and oversight" (ICE website).
Learn more about the 287g program
(link opens an ICE dot gov website)
Participating Agencies
"As of March 6, 2026 8:14 am ICE has signed 1,497 Memorandums of Agreement for 287(g) programs covering 39 states and 2 U.S. Territories.." (ICE website)
(link opens an ICE dot gov website)
Scroll to bottom of website and click the blue button to open the spreadsheet.
Which Federal Agents Are in Your Community?
ICE Watch Digital Security (website)
Alphabet Agencies
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Immigration actions may involve a number of agencies, from federal (Homeland Security and Department of Justice) to county sheriffs and city/town police. Learning how to recognize different agencies can help community members stay informed and safe.
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Click here to learn how Homeland Security is organized (internal link)
Inside ICE Raids: How Immigration Enforcement Works (website)
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Find Homeland Security contractors (opens internal link)
Department of Homeland Security
Not all immigration agents wear vests that say ICE.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are not ICE agents.
They work for Homeland Security but are also authorized to enforce immigration law.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) falls under Homeland Security.
Uniforms/vests that say HSI and ERO are ICE agents.
Other Federal Agencies
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
U.S. Marshal
Department of the Treasury - Criminal Investigation
Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI)
