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Strafford County sheriff reports rise in federal detainees, coordinates with ICE and U.S. Marshals
Summary
Sheriff-level staff said the county jail has increased detainees held for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Marshals Service; staff described operational steps to support federal partners, media inquiries and transportation/processing plans.
Sheriff (name not specified) told the Strafford County Board of Commissioners that the county jail’s in-custody population had risen and that staff have submitted requests to increase bed capacity available to the U.S. Marshals Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“We have exchanged ideas via email about some of the proposed legislation as it relates to immigration,” the Sheriff said, and reported that the county had submitted formal requests — with assistance from finance staff Diane Legere — for increases to the number of detainees federal partners could place. The sheriff described the population as consisting in…
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