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Sheriff says local police and sheriff's office will not enforce federal immigration law; officials urge immigrant victims to call for help
Summary
Sheriff Easter told a Sedgwick County tri‑government town hall that local police and the sheriff’s office do not enforce federal immigration law and urged immigrant residents to call 911 or local law enforcement when they are victims of crime.
Sheriff Easter addressed immigrant‑community concerns at the town hall, telling attendees that local police and the sheriff’s office do not enforce federal immigration law and that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a separate federal agency with its own policies.
The sheriff said local agencies submit arrest fingerprints to the FBI database; ICE receives national fingerprint information and…
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