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Residents say sheriff shared release times with ICE; callers urge county action
Summary
Public commenters told the Santa Clara County Public Safety and Justice Committee that sheriff's staff have been providing exact jail release times to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, facilitating detentions at county facilities. Speakers called for county transparency and enforcement of the county ICE detainer policy.
Public commenters at the Santa Clara County Public Safety and Justice Committee meeting on Aug. 14 said sheriff's personnel have been sharing exact jail release times with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, enabling detentions at county facilities.
The speakers said community organizations gathered more than 40 signatures on a letter urging the county to stop what they described as the jails becoming "ICE traps." "The sheriff's office states that ICE is getting release dates from publicly accessed websites," one speaker said, adding that jail staff then…
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