Sullivan Co. Commission approves immigration funding resolutions during contentious meeting

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Before a packed courtroom, the Sullivan County Commission approved two resolutions Thursday night regarding funding for immigration enforcement. The first resolution was to accept $145,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the sheriff's office's participation in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) 287(g) program under the Task Force Model. [...]