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Commission weighs sheriff’s concerns about sanctuary ordinance, considers inviting sheriff to clarify practice
Summary
Commissioners reported meeting with the sheriff and district attorney about the county's 2018 sanctuary ordinance; the sheriff expressed worries that the ordinance can impede communication with federal immigration authorities, and commissioners discussed possible ordinance clarifications and inviting law-enforcement leadership to a future meeting.
Members of the Humboldt County Human Rights Commission spent a large portion of the workshop discussing recent meetings with the county sheriff and district attorney about the 2018 sanctuary ordinance and local law‑enforcement interactions with federal immigration authorities.
Commissioners said the sheriff, who had been initially opposed to the ordinance, has become "more comfortable with it" but voiced practical concerns that the ordinance can limit…
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