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Commissioners authorize sheriff to explore US Marshals reimbursement for 48-hour ICE detainer holds
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Summary
The board discussed SB62 implementation allowing counties to hold sentenced individuals up to 48 hours for ICE pickup; commissioners directed the corrections superintendent to pursue a US Marshals/ICE agreement to secure reimbursement for housing and medical costs and to report back.
County corrections leadership briefed the commissioners on SB62, a state-level change that allows counties to hold an individual up to 48 hours after sentence completion if there is an ICE detainer. The superintendent said the county currently sometimes holds individuals briefly to coordinate transfers but lacks funding for extended holding and medical care tied to immigration detainers.
The superintendent said other counties are pursuing US Marshals or ICE rider agreements that provide per-day reimbursement (the superintendent cited ranges of roughly $100—150 per day in other counties) and asked for permission to explore a similar arrangement and to attempt to secure funding that would cover housing and medical costs for the 48-hour period.
Commissioners expressed concern about staffing and the fiscal risk of holding detainees without assured reimbursement. Several commissioners said they preferred to decline holding detainees unless the county is guaranteed compensation. The board directed the superintendent to pursue agreements with U.S. Marshals (or other federal mechanisms) to identify whether reimbursement is possible and to return with details; no policy change committing the county to hold detainees was adopted at the meeting.
