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Commissioners decline to adopt ICE-detainer proclamation after heated debate and public comment
Summary
A motion to adopt a proclamation supporting honoring ICE detainers for people already incarcerated failed for lack of a second. Commissioners and public commenters debated legal limits, sanctuary law history and local jail impacts.
A motion to adopt a Coos County proclamation asking the county to honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests for individuals already incarcerated for other crimes failed for lack of a second at the May 6 Board of Commissioners meeting.
Commissioner Taylor presented the proposed proclamation, saying the board intended it as a statement that individuals in county custody on probable cause for a crime should be additionally held for ICE detainer requests. Taylor emphasized the board cannot direct the sheriff’s operations and that any directive would be bound by legal limits.
The motion drew immediate public comment…
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