The City Paper
Tennessee -- From Memphis to Knoxville, Tennessee county sheriffs are intently watching as Davidson County seeks to become only the fourth county nationwide to be able to act as its own enforcer of federal immigration laws.
On Aug. 15, Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall formally requested that his office be allowed to take part in a federal initiative called the Delegation of Authority Program, otherwise known as section 287 (g) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1996.
287 (g) would give the Sheriff’s Office the ability and authority to immediately screen all arrestees for immigration violations, and begin deportation proceedings without having to wait for intervention by the federal government.
Posted by tyne at September 18, 2006