ICE field officials outline 287(g) models and say partners must stay within jurisdiction

ICE field officials at the Warren County event described how the 287(g) program works in practice and answered reporter questions about how small jurisdictions should operate under the agreements.

"When you are 287G certified, you have to operate within your jurisdictional boundaries," a DHS official said in response to a reporter's question about small villages with limited police resources. Matt Cutra, who identified himself as a field office director for ERO, explained the three models: the jail model (identification of arrestees in custody), warrant service officers (enforcement of ICE warrants) and a task force model (officers with immigration authority conducting normal policing duties).

Cutra and other officials said these partnerships act as force multipliers for small federal field offices and that Ohio currently has multiple 287(g) agreements; they encouraged counties to consider participation while stressing adherence to jurisdictional limits. Officials did not announce new local certifications at the event.