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Wood County board hears explanation of sheriff's practice with ICE amid public questions
Summary
During routine packet review, the board discussed whether the sheriff's office has a written agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement; a sheriff's representative described local practice for notifying ICE and said ICE has 48 hours to decide whether to pick up an individual in custody.
Speaker 2 and other supervisors asked the sheriff's office to clarify whether Wood County has a written agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Speaker 5, representing the sheriff's office in the transcript, said the county "does have an agreement with them" and described the operational practice: when someone is arrested for a crime in Wood County and held in the county jail, the sheriff's office notifies ICE; ICE then has up to 48 hours to determine…
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