Between 2021 and 2024, agency records indicate, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office turned over an average of 41 people per year to federal immigration authorities. This year, the sheriff's office participated in 41 such transfers — in April alone. In the opening months of the Trump administration, Chattanooga area local law enforcement appear to have been transferring people into the custody of federal immigration authorities at a rate with little to no recent precedent. Read more at the link in our bio. Photo 1 / Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Sheriff Austin Garrett leads a tour of the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Photo 2 / Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department Photo / Sheriff Austin Garrett and Senator Bill Hagerty visit the southern United States border. #chattanooga #tennessee #nooga #mychatt #timesfreepress #local #community #immigration #sheriffsoffice #hamiltoncounty