Livingston County enters ICE cooperation agreement; sheriff says it ‘doesn’t change anything’

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 535

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago


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On Monday, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office signed a 287(g) agreement — a formal cooperation agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that gives local law enforcement agencies “the authority to perform specified immigration officer functions under ICE’s direction and oversight.”

The agreement signed in Livingston County is for the Warrant Service Officer model, which “allows designated immigration officers to serve and execute administrative warrants on aliens in their custody,” according to the ICE website. …

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