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Island County sheriff: federal immigration arrest carried out without local notification; local agencies do not enforce immigration law
Summary
Island County Sheriff issued a written statement—read at the Feb. 4 commissioners meeting—saying local law enforcement was not notified of a recent ICE arrest and that Washington law limits local agencies' role in immigration enforcement.
The Island County Sheriff’s Office said in a written statement read at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Feb. 4 that federal immigration officials did not notify local law enforcement before a recent arrest on South Whidbey, and reminded residents that state law limits local involvement in immigration enforcement.
"No one in local law enforcement that I'm aware of was notified that this event was happening," the sheriff said in the written statement,…
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