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Citizen urges Kenosha County oversight of sheriff’s agreement with ICE
Summary
At public comment a resident said a January contract obligates Kenosha County to deputize staff to carry out custody transfers for ICE and urged the board to require reporting, limit transfers to those with recent violent convictions, and have counsel review liability language.
Jim Kennedy told the Kenosha County Board that a January contract between the sheriff’s office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requires county employees to act as deputized ICE agents and urged strict public oversight.
"This agreement obligates Kenosha County to provide at county expense staff in our detention facilities to work as deputized ICE agents under ICE authority…
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