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Public raises ICE detainer concerns; board says local data will guide any policy change
Summary
Public commenters presented ICE detainer data and urged expanding Prince William County's immigration-notification policy; board members said the county already notifies ICE for serious crimes, noted the spreadsheet suggested a small percentage of unhonored detainers and asked staff for local statistics before considering policy changes.
Several public speakers urged the Prince William County jail board to revive or strengthen notifications to federal immigration authorities after presenting data the speakers said showed many detainers were not honored.
Ben Walters, a Manassas resident, said the facility ranked among the top 25 U.S. facilities for declined detainers and cited "174 times since 2022," according to ICE data he provided to the board. "Many of these are violent felonies," Walters said while urging the board to expand the immigration-notification policy to cover additional misdemeanors and registry-based offenses.
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