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Kentucky

57 agencies #13 of 53 states by agency count 16% of local law enforcement agencies 2 Warrant Service 3 Jail Enforcement 54 Task Force 698.7K covered

As of October 13, 2026

Agency Locations

How participation has grown

Active 287(g) agreements, since Dec 2024.

59 agreements.

Warrant Service WSO 2 Jail Enforcement JEM 3 Task Force TFM 54
02040Dec ’24May ’25Nov ’25Apr ’26Sep ’26WSO 2JEM 3TFM 54

Each line counts active agency–model agreements, so an agency with two models counts once per model.

Elections in Kentucky

  • 55 of 57 agencies on this list are in a county that elects its sheriff in 2026.
  • 55 of 55 agencies with a known county are in counties Trump won in 2024.

Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab · Bolts

News coverage of ICE's 287(g) program in Kentucky

Updated September 21, 2026

Kentucky has seen a sharp expansion of local law-enforcement cooperation with ICE, with 55 agencies reported to have 287(g) agreements in 2026 and nearly 5,000 ICE arrests recorded since the start of the Trump administration. The expansion has increased the role of Kentucky jails in federal immigration enforcement while prompting scrutiny of detainer practices, detention conditions and access to medical care.

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Kentucky Agencies

57 agencies

Adair County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Adair County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 14.7K
Bracken County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Bracken County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 6.7K MOA
Brodhead Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Rockcastle County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 1.1K MOA
Bullitt County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Bullitt County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 38.9K MOA
Burkesville Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Cumberland County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 1.4K
Butler County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Butler County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 10.1K MOA
Campbellsville Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Taylor County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 11.9K
Carlisle County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Carlisle County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 4.1K MOA
Carroll County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Carroll County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 7.2K MOA
Clay County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Clay County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 18K MOA
Clinton County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Clinton County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 7.4K MOA
Crittenden County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Crittenden County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 6.1K
Daviess County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Daviess County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 43.9K MOA
Falmouth Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Pendleton County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 2.2K MOA
Ferguson Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Pulaski County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 866
Floyd County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Floyd County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 28.3K
Fulton County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Fulton County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 1.7K MOA
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Gallatin County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 7.1K
Garrard County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Garrard County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 14.2K
Glasgow Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Barren County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 15.5K MOA
Grayson County Detention Center County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Grayson County

JEM WSO
County Signed 2025 Population 18.8K MOA
Grayson County Sheriff’s Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Grayson County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 18.8K MOA
Greensburg Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Green County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 2.3K
Hart County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Hart County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 16.1K
Hazard Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Perry County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 4.7K MOA
Heritage Creek Police Department
TFM
Municipality Signed 2025 Population 1.2K MOA
Hickman County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Hickman County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 3.2K MOA
Hickman Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Fulton County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 2.3K MOA
Jackson County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Jackson County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 12.6K MOA
Kenton County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Kenton County

JEM
County Signed 2025 Population 166.1K MOA
Laurel County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Laurel County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 55.9K MOA
Letcher County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Letcher County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 16K MOA
Livingston Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Rockcastle County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 165 MOA
Lyon County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Lyon County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 6.9K MOA
Manchester Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Clay County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 1.4K
Marshall County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Marshall County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 24.5K MOA
Mccracken County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

McCracken County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 40.8K MOA
Middlesboro Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Bell County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 8.8K MOA
Millersburg Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Bourbon County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 746
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Montgomery County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 21.3K MOA
Monticello Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Wayne County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 5.7K
Morganfield Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Union County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 3.1K
Oldham County Detention Center County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Oldham County

JEM WSO
County Signed 2025 Population 58.8K MOA
Oldham County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Oldham County

TFM
County Signed 2026
Pendleton County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Pendleton County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 12K MOA
Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Rockcastle County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 12.5K MOA
Rowan County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Rowan County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 18K MOA
Scott County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Scott County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 20.3K MOA
Simpson County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Simpson County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 9.9K
Tompkinsville Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Monroe County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 2.2K
Union County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Union County

TFM
County Signed 2025 Population 7.4K MOA
Warsaw Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Gallatin County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 1.8K
Wayne County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Wayne County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 13.9K
West Liberty Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Morgan County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 3.3K
Whitley County Sheriff's Office County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Whitley County

TFM
County Signed 2026 Population 25.9K
Williamsburg Police Department

Whitely County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 5.3K
Winchester Police Department County sheriff election, Nov 3, 2026

Clark County

TFM
Municipality Signed 2026 Population 19.5K MOA

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