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Olmsted County officials explain consular notification, ICE detainers and custody procedures to commissioners
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Olmsted County officials told the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday that the county follows international consular-notification obligations during booking, that fingerprinting and national databases can lead to federal notification, and that the county does not honor ICE detainers or contract to hold federal immigration detainees.
Olmsted County officials told the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday that the county follows international consular-notification obligations during booking, that fingerprinting and national databases can lead to federal notification, and that the county does not honor ICE detainers or contract to hold federal immigration detainees.
A county official explained the legal foundation for the policy, citing the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963). The official told commissioners that when a person booked into the adult detention center reports a place of birth outside the United States, the county has an obligation to make consular notification available and to facilitate contact if requested.
The sheriff explained how the booking and fingerprint process works and how…
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