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= Chad Chronister =

{{Agent page

| name = Chad Chronister

| agency = [[ICE]]

| role = Local Law Enforcement

| field_office =

| state = [[Florida]]

| status = Active

| image = nopfp.png

| verification = Verified

| summary = ~~Employment confirmed via LinkedIn profile~~ (<!-~~- wp:post-featured-image /-->)~~.

| summary = Sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida. His office participates in Florida’s statewide 287(g) system, directly assisting ICE through jail-based immigration enforcement.

}}

== About ==

Chad Gregory Chronister is the Sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida, a county that plays a major role in the state’s local-federal immigration enforcement network. Chronister has been in the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office since 1992, rising through patrol, SWAT, narcotics, intelligence, dignitary protection, and command roles before being appointed sheriff in 2017.

Hillsborough County participates in Florida’s statewide 287(g) framework. This creates a direct pipeline between local arrests booked into the county jail and ICE’s immigration enforcement system. The structure means HCSO identifies, holds, and transfers people to ICE custody, making Chronister’s agency an active local partner in federal immigration actions. Florida mandates this cooperation statewide, but Chronister’s office has been one of the most consistent and visible contributors in the Tampa region.

Chronister is also a political figure within the Florida Republican establishment. In late 2024, Donald Trump announced he intended to nominate Chronister as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Chronister withdrew days later.

His tenure includes widely criticized policing decisions, including a 2020 operation in which his office publicized the names and mugshots of men targeted in a park sting. Civil rights groups and policing experts condemned the operation for targeting gay men without any public complaint or prostitution element.

== Documented Incidents ==

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== Evidence and Sources ==

* LinkedIn:

* Here extra evidence can be ~~provided, including social media links~~

Public statements confirming Hillsborough County’s 287(g) participation

Tampa Bay Times reporting on Chronister’s career and operations

ABC News report on DEA nomination

CNN report on withdrawal

HCSO public biography

Additional verification and social media evidence can be added here

== Notes ==

~~''Additional details pending verification~~.''

Further documentation on HCSO’s role in Florida’s 287(g) system and joint ICE activity will be added as incident pages are created.

[[Category:Agents]]

[[Category:Agents in Florida]]

[[Category:Agents - Local Law Enforcement]]

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 = Chad Chronister =
 {{Agent page
- | name         = Chad Chronister
+| name = Chad Chronister
- | agency       = [[ICE]]
+| agency = [[ICE]]
- | role         = Local Law Enforcement
+| role = Local Law Enforcement
- | field_office =
+| field_office =
- | state        = [[Florida]]
+| state = [[Florida]]
- | status       = Active
+| status = Active
- | image        = nopfp.png
+| image = nopfp.png
- | verification = Verified
+| verification = Verified
- | summary      = Employment confirmed via LinkedIn profile (<!-- wp:post-featured-image /-->).
+| summary = Sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida. His office participates in Florida’s statewide 287(g) system, directly assisting ICE through jail-based immigration enforcement.
 }}
+== About ==
+Chad Gregory Chronister is the Sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida, a county that plays a major role in the state’s local-federal immigration enforcement network. Chronister has been in the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office since 1992, rising through patrol, SWAT, narcotics, intelligence, dignitary protection, and command roles before being appointed sheriff in 2017.
+Hillsborough County participates in Florida’s statewide 287(g) framework. This creates a direct pipeline between local arrests booked into the county jail and ICE’s immigration enforcement system. The structure means HCSO identifies, holds, and transfers people to ICE custody, making Chronister’s agency an active local partner in federal immigration actions. Florida mandates this cooperation statewide, but Chronister’s office has been one of the most consistent and visible contributors in the Tampa region.
+Chronister is also a political figure within the Florida Republican establishment. In late 2024, Donald Trump announced he intended to nominate Chronister as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Chronister withdrew days later.
+His tenure includes widely criticized policing decisions, including a 2020 operation in which his office publicized the names and mugshots of men targeted in a park sting. Civil rights groups and policing experts condemned the operation for targeting gay men without any public complaint or prostitution element.
 == Documented Incidents ==
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 == Evidence and Sources ==
-* LinkedIn: <!-- wp:post-featured-image /-->
-* Here extra evidence can be provided, including social media links
+Public statements confirming Hillsborough County’s 287(g) participation
+Tampa Bay Times reporting on Chronister’s career and operations
+ABC News report on DEA nomination
+CNN report on withdrawal
+HCSO public biography
+Additional verification and social media evidence can be added here
 == Notes ==
-''Additional details pending verification.''
+Further documentation on HCSO’s role in Florida’s 287(g) system and joint ICE activity will be added as incident pages are created.
 [[Category:Agents]]
 [[Category:Agents in Florida]]
 [[Category:Agents - Local Law Enforcement]]