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Sheriff explains plan to pursue ICE 287(g) jail-based program, says program targets criminal detainees
Summary
Hamilton County’s sheriff told the council the county is moving through ICE’s 287(g) jail-based program process; the sheriff said the program is intended for people arrested and booked into the county jail and not for victims or witnesses.
Hamilton County’s sheriff told the county council on Feb. 5 that the sheriff’s office is pursuing enrollment in ICE’s 287(g) jail-based program, which would authorize trained county officers to serve certain immigration detainers at the jail under a memorandum of understanding with federal authorities.
The sheriff described the program as limited to people who are arrested and booked into the Hamilton County Jail and said it is not intended to target crime victims, witnesses or community members who are not…
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