Overview

• The City Council’s unanimous vote on August 5 makes Keller the first city in Tarrant County and the fourth in Texas to join ICE’s jail-based 287(g) model.
• Detention officers are undergoing eight-hour virtual training and will complete biannual retraining to serve ICE warrants under the program.
• The program’s scope is strictly confined to the Keller Jail, allowing officers to screen booked individuals and execute ICE warrants without extending immigration enforcement to street patrols.
• Mayor Armin Mizani says the partnership formalizes ties with federal authorities and identifies undocumented detainees to enhance public safety under the Senate Bill 8 mandate.
• Local advocacy group Indivisible TX-24 and dozens of residents have protested at City Hall, warning the program could foster racial profiling and undermine trust in law enforcement.