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Community calls for end to ICE transfers as Orange County sheriff outlines 2024 screenings
Summary
At a Truth Act public hearing, dozens of community members urged the Board of Supervisors to halt ICE transfers and provide fuller transparency. Sheriff Don Barnes presented 2024 screening data showing 733 detainer screenings and 186 custodial transfers to ICE, and supervisors asked for better pre-hearing data sharing and accessible forums.
A public forum required by California’s Truth Act drew heavy public comment March 25 as community groups pressed the Orange County Board of Supervisors to end transfers of county jail inmates to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Speakers representing Latino Health Access, the Orange County Rapid Response Network and other groups told the board that ICE transfers have increased fear, depressed local economic activity and separated families. Anna Chargo of Latino Health Access cited a reported "1,200% increase in ICE transfers by the Orange County sheriff’s department from 02/2022 to 02/2023" and urged the board to "put an end to ICE transfer in our county." Resilience Orange County and other commenters demanded accessible reporting of ICE interview requests and…
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