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Residents urge county to end ICE transfers as sheriff says OCSD complied with state law
Summary
At a statutorily required Truth Act public hearing, community advocates accused the Orange County Sheriff’s Department of frequent transfers of local detainees to ICE. Sheriff Don Barnes said OCSD followed SB 54 rules and provided data showing 547 detainers in 2023, 302 'serious offender' referrals and 221 actual transfers.
Community organizers, legal aid lawyers and residents pressed the Orange County Board of Supervisors on March 26 to end voluntary transfers of people in county custody to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the practice fractures families and undermines trust in policing.
Speakers representing rapid‑response networks, the Harbor Institute for Immigrant and Economic Justice and the Public Law Center cited county data they said show a sharp rise in referrals and transfers. “Stop separating families,” Sandra, a member of the Orange County Rapid Response Network, told the board during the Truth Act forum. Jonathan Bridal of the Public Law Center urged the county to demand accountability…
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