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Sheriff reports zero ICE transfers, 33 detainers in 2024; Board receives annual Measure K/SB 54 report
Summary
Sheriff William Hansel and Captain Christian reported that Humboldt County received 33 administrative ICE detainers in 2024, honored none and transferred nobody to ICE; the County Board voted 5–0 to receive and file the annual Measure K/SB 54 report.
Sheriff William Hansel and Captain Christian, the jail commander, told the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 4 that the sheriff’s office complied with local Measure K and state law (SB 54) in 2024 and that ICE did not receive release dates or transfers from the county jail.
The report matters because it documents how the county handled ICE immigration detainer requests and confirms whether jail processing and county practices complied with state and local restrictions. The sheriff’s office said its policy is not to ask about or track immigration status during field contacts or booking, and that the jail does not honor ICE administrative detainers at face value.
Sheriff Hansel and Captain Christian walked supervisors through 2024 figures: the jail booked roughly 6,500 people last year; 33 administrative detainers were sent by ICE…
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