Residents press Sumner County for more transparency on 287(g) data

Mar 3, 2026

Several residents urged Sumner County commissioners to require the sheriff to include detailed reporting on the county’s 287(g) immigration partnership after a Tennessee DA report showed higher immigrant-arrest figures in Sumner than in Shelby County; the sheriff said 287(g) applies only after arrests and booking.

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Several residents used the commission’s public-comment period to demand clearer reporting about Sumner County’s participation in the 287(g) immigration program and to press for numbers and explanations in future sheriff’s reports.

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