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Pueblo County leaders and sheriff clarify local role on ICE operations, pledge cooperation on criminal cases but not roundups
Summary
The Pueblo County sheriff's office will cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when there is a criminal nexus or officer-safety concern, but will not participate in mass "roundup" operations based only on immigration status, the sheriff said in a statement read during the Jan. 28 commissioners meeting.
The Pueblo County sheriff's office will cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when there is a criminal nexus or officer-safety concern, but "will not support or participate in any roundup operations by ICE," Sheriff Lucero said in a public statement read during the Jan. 28 Board of County Commissioners meeting.
A commissioner read portions of the sheriff's statement during the meeting's comment period amid public concern about potential ICE activity in the county. The statement said deputies will…
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