# 287(g) Agreements **Entity class:** Legal instrument or procurement arrangement **Domain:** Texas ## Definition Agreements delegate specified immigration functions to participating state and local law-enforcement personnel under federal supervision. Models, training, scope, and agency terms define the professional relationship. ## Operational role Texas supplies a concrete geography for the article’s participation architecture. Public reporting, fusion intake, local officer agreements, federal funding, and privately supplied transport occupy different positions in an operational chain. Standardized reporting and defined professional relationships turn distributed people and resources into usable public capacity. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Texas Fusion Center|Texas Fusion Center]] · [[wiki/Fusion Center|Fusion Center]] · [[wiki/United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement|United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement|United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]. - **article-linked implementation or program:** [[wiki/287(g) Task Force Model|287(g) Task Force Model]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/ICE Deputization|ICE Deputization]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#XIII. The Pipeline Is the Sovereign|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — XIII. The Pipeline Is the Sovereign]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [ICE — program and participation models, consulted October 11, 2026](https://www.ice.gov/287g/) - [Texas Policy Research, Senate Bill 8 and 287(g) Agreements: Where Texas Stands Today (February 2026).](https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/senate-bill-8-and-287g-agreements-where-texas-stands-today/) - [Baptist News Global, ICE Rapidly Expanding Its Partnerships with State Law Enforcement (2026).](https://baptistnews.com/article/ice-rapidly-expanding-its-partnerships-with-state-law-enforcement/) - [Project Saltbox, ICE Awards GardaWorld Up to $382 Million (2026).](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-awards-gardaworld-up-to-382-million) ## Connected marketplace roles The source article connects this entry with [[wiki/Pinkerton Inversion|Pinkerton Inversion]], [[wiki/Texas Senate Bill 8 - 2025|Texas Senate Bill 8 - 2025]], [[wiki/ICE Deputization|ICE Deputization]], [[wiki/287(g) Task Force Model|287(g) Task Force Model]], [[wiki/Federally Funded Local Deputy|Federally Funded Local Deputy]]. These routes locate the associated people, implementations, methods, and operational contexts in [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. **Collections:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]].