ed by ICE to enforce immigration law during routine police activity, like traffic stops. This model was once discontinued over concerns about racial profiling, but it was revived by the Trump administration in January 2025.

The other agreements include the jail enforcement model, which allows jail officials to interrogate those who are arrested and detained about their immigration status. The warrant service officer model allows a designated jail employee to serve ICE warrants on people in custody.

The vast majority of Kentucky law enforcement agencies, 52, with agreements with ICE have task force model agreements. Counties can have multiple agreements. For example, Grayson County agencies have signed agreements for all three models.

Kentucky law enforcement agencies with ICE contracts

Lexington has no ICE agreements, the data shows. Agencies in Central Kentucky with ICE agreements include the Scott County Sheriff's Office and the Winchester Police Department.

Kentucky law enforcement with task force model agreements include 50 police departments and sheriff's offices.

•Adair County Sheriff's Office

•Bracken County Sheriff's Office

•Brodhead Police Department

•Bullitt County Sheriff's Office

•Burkesville Police Department

•Butler County Sheriff's Office

•Campbellsville Police Department

•Carlisle County Sheriff's Office

•Carroll County Sheriff's Office

•Clay County Sheriff's Office

•Clinton County Sheriff's Office

•Daviess County Sheriff's Office

•Falmouth Police Department

•Ferguson Police Department

•Floyd County Sheriff's Office

•Fulton County Sheriff's Office

•Gallatin County Sheriff's Office

•Garrard County Sheriff's Office

•Glasgow Police Department

•Grayson County Sheriff's Office

•Hart County Sheriff's Office

•Hazard Police Department

•Heritage Creek Police Department

•Hickman County Sheriff's Office

•Hickman Police Department

•Jackson County Sheriff's Office

•Laurel County Sheriff's Office

•Letcher County Sheriff's Office

•Livingston Police Department

•Lyon County Sheriff's Office

•Manchester Police Department

•Marshall County Sheriff's Office

•McCracken County Sheriff's Office

•Middlesboro Police Department

•Millersburg Police Department

•Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

•Morganfield Police Department

•Oldham County Sheriff's Office

•Pendleton County Sheriff's Office

•Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office

•Rowan County Sheriff's Office

•Scott County Sheriff's Office

•Simpson County Sheriff's Office

•Union County Sheriff's Office

•Warsaw Police Department

•Wayne County Sheriff's Office

•West Liberty Police Department

•Whitley County Sheriff's Office

•Williamsburg Police Department

•Winchester Police Department

Kentucky agencies participating in the jail enforcement model includes two detention centers and one sheriff's office. Kentucky agencies participating in warrant service model include both detention centers.

•Grayson County Detention Center

•Oldham County Detention Center

•Kenton County Sheriff's Office

Kentucky agencies participating in warrant service model include both detention centers.

•Grayson County Detention Center

•Oldham County Detention Center

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