Texas offers reimbursements for counties in 287(g) program

Name: Texas offers reimbursements for counties in 287(g) program
Uploaded: 2026-01-16T16:41:00-0600
Duration: 1 min 15 s
Description: Texas sheriff’s offices can now apply for state‑funded partial reimbursement for costs tied to participating in federal 287(g) immigration‑enforcement agreements. Counties must pass a commissioners court resolution to qualify, and about 150 already meet eligibility requirements. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn noted his office has used the program inside the jail for nearly a decade.

Texas sheriff’s offices can now apply for state‑funded partial reimbursement for costs tied to participating in federal 287(g) immigration‑enforcement agreements. Counties must pass a commissioners court resolution to qualify, and about 150 already meet eligibility requirements. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn noted his office has used the program inside the jail for nearly a decade.