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Residents press Marin supervisors over sheriff's use of federal Alien Assistance Program and alleged reporting to ICE
Summary
Dozens of residents and community advocates told Marin County supervisors at public comment Sept. 30 they want the county to investigate and possibly end the sheriff's participation in a federal program that has reportedly paid the sheriff's office roughly $1.2 million in recent years in exchange for information provided to ICE.
Multiple residents and advocacy groups used public comment Sept. 30 to press the Marin County Board of Supervisors for action after reports that the Marin County Sheriff's Office received about $1.2 million under a federal program commonly referred to as the Alien Assistance Grant Program or State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAP).
Tammy Edmondson of MV Free said the grant "in exchange for quietly reporting more than a thousand local immigrants to ICE" raises serious concerns. "From the perspective of ICE, we're talking about a nationwide database that prioritizes deportees,"…
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