287(g) Program
South Carolina
As of July 21, 2026
Agency Locations
How participation has grown
Active 287(g) agreements by model, since Dec 2024.
55 agreements.
Experimental (#162). Each line counts active agency–model agreements, so an agency with two models counts once per model. Changes are dated by when they appear in ICE's published list; the Dec 2024 level carries everything signed before then, and the archive has no snapshots between mid-Dec 2024 and early Mar 2025, so the lines run flat there.
News coverage of ICE's 287(g) program in South Carolina
Updated July 27, 2026
South Carolina has seen a steady expansion of local police participation in ICE's 287(g) program, bolstered by a series of sheriff's offices and state agencies signing agreements. As joint immigration sweeps lead to high-profile arrests across the state, lawmakers have advanced legislation that would mandate local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
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South Carolina Agencies
49 agencies
| Models | Population | MOA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County Sheriff's Office Anderson County | County | 2025 | 174.9K | ↗ | |
| Barnwell Police Department Barnwell County | Municipality | 2026 | 4.6K | — | |
| Batesburg-Leesville Police Department Lexington County | Municipality | 2026 | 5.3K | — | |
| Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Beaufort County | County | 2025 | 135.1K | ↗ | |
| Berkeley County Sheriff's Office Berkeley County | County | 2025 | 155.4K | ↗ | |
| Bowman Police Department Orangeburg County | Municipality | 2026 | 766 | ↗ | |
| Branchville Police Department Orangeburg County | Municipality | 2026 | 965 | — | |
| Burnettown Police Department Aiken County | Municipality | 2026 | 3.3K | — | |
| Charleston County Sheriff's Office Charleston County | County | 2025 | 89.5K | ↗ | |
| Chester County Sheriff's Office Chester County | County | 2025 | 24.2K | ↗ | |
| Clinton Police Department Laurens County | Municipality | 2026 | 7.9K | ↗ | |
| Coward Police Department | Municipality | 2025 | 716 | ↗ | |
| Dorchester County Sheriff's Office Dorchester County | County | 2025 | 97.6K | ↗ | |
| Duncan Police Department | Municipality | 2025 | 4.7K | ↗ | |
| Elloree Police Department Orangeburg County | Municipality | 2026 | 543 | ↗ | |
| Eutawville Police Department Orangeburg County | Municipality | 2025 | 234 | ↗ | |
| Gaston Police Department Lexington County | Municipality | 2025 | 1.6K | ↗ | |
| Georgetown County Sheriff's Office Georgetown County | County | 2025 | 55.1K | ↗ | |
| Greenville County Sheriff's Office Greenville County | County | 2025 | 390.9K | ↗ | |
| Hampton County Sheriff's Office Hampton County | County | 2026 | 10.9K | — | |
| Harleyville Police Department Dorchester County | Municipality | 2026 | 758 | ↗ | |
| Holly Hill Police Department | Municipality | 2025 | 1.3K | ↗ | |
| Horry County Sheriff's Office Horry County | County | 2020 | 344.1K | ↗ | |
| Jasper County Sheriff's Office Jasper County | County | 2026 | 17.8K | ↗ | |
| Kershaw County Sheriff's Office Kershaw County | County | 2025 | 62.4K | ↗ | |
| Lancaster County Sheriff's Office Lancaster County | County | 2025 | 106.1K | ↗ | |
| Lexington County Sheriff's Department Lexington County | County | 2020 | 238.8K | — | |
| Mccormick County Sheriff's Office McCormick County | County | 2025 | 8.2K | ↗ | |
| Newberry County Sheriff's Office Newberry County | County | 2025 | 25.9K | ↗ | |
| North Police Department Orangeburg County | Municipality | 2026 | 674 | ↗ | |
| Oconee County Sheriff's Office Oconee County | County | 2025 | 66.8K | ↗ | |
| Olanta Police Department Florence County | Municipality | 2025 | 540 | ↗ | |
| Pelion Police Department Lexington County | Municipality | 2025 | 624 | ↗ | |
| Perry Police Department Aiken County | Municipality | 2026 | 213 | ↗ | |
| Pickens County Sheriff's Office Pickens County | County | 2025 | 81.1K | ↗ | |
| Pine Ridge Police Department Lexington County | Municipality | 2026 | 2.4K | ↗ | |
| Ridge Spring Police Department Saluda County | Municipality | 2026 | 583 | — | |
| Ridgeway Police Department Fairfield County | Municipality | 2026 | 253 | ↗ | |
| Salley Police Department Aiken County | Municipality | 2026 | 355 | ↗ | |
| Santee Police Department Orangeburg County | Municipality | 2025 | 806 | ↗ | |
| Scranton Police Department Florence County | Municipality | 2025 | 657 | ↗ | |
| South Carolina Department of Public Safety #NA | State Agency | 2025 | — | ↗ | |
| South Carolina Law Enforcement Division | State Agency | 2025 | — | ↗ | |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Spartanburg County | County | 2025 | 292K | ↗ | |
| Union County Sheriff's Office Union County | County | 2025 | 17.8K | ↗ | |
| Wagener Police Department Aiken County | Municipality | 2026 | 703 | — | |
| Wellford Police Department Spartanburg County | Municipality | 2026 | 3.8K | — | |
| Yemassee Police Department Hampton County | Municipality | 2026 | 1.1K | — | |
| York County Sheriff's Office York County | County | 2020 | 159.5K | ↗ |