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Sheriff explains 287(g) warrant-service officer program and local ICE-related numbers

Winnebago County Judiciary and Public Safety Committee · January 5, 2026
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The sheriff's office briefed the committee on the 287(g) warrant-service officer program that allows trained deputies to process ICE administrative detainers; the office said training cost the county no money, it had 151 notifications to ICE last year, 17 detainers and 10 transfers to ICE.

Sheriff's office staff presented an overview of the 287(g) warrant-service officer program to the Winnebago County Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, explaining how the model operates and sharing local data on ICE notifications and detainers.

Staff described three 287(g) models: a jail enforcement model, a task force model and a warrant-service officer model. The county's approach, they said, is the warrant-service officer model: local deputies complete online training to be credentialed to serve administrative immigration…

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