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Resident asks county about sheriff's alleged ICE partnership; commissioners say it is a federal initiative
Summary
A member of the public asked whether the local sheriff had applied to act as an ICE representative. The chairman responded that the initiative is federal and not an item the county commissioners had voted on, and suggested contacting the sheriff's office for details.
A resident identified as Karen asked the Washington County Board of Commissioners whether the local sheriff had applied to act as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) representative and asked for background information on the matter.
Karen said she had been told the sheriff applied to be an ICE representative and asked whether that was a done deal or if it had been passed. She said she attended the meeting to ask questions and would like information and a point of contact.
The board chair responded during the public comment period that the matter was federal in origin and that the county commissioners had not voted on it. The chair stated the program was a federal initiative and that sheriff's office personnel are acting in certain roles under federal direction; the chair directed Karen to the sheriff's office for further information and noted a sheriff's deputy was present in the room.
The chair reiterated that the commissioners do not have purview over the federal initiative and suggested contacting the county sheriff's office for additional details, including whether any local formal request or designation had occurred.
