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Dunn County sheriff urges warrant-service agreement with ICE, citing liability and public-safety concerns
Summary
Sheriff Kevin Biggs told the Dunn County Executive Committee that a warrant-service officer agreement would let trained jail staff legally serve ICE detainers and afford liability protection for up to 48 hours of custody; supervisors raised concerns about pending lawsuits and political backlash.
Sheriff Kevin Biggs told the Dunn County Executive Committee that entering a warrant-service officer agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would authorize trained county jail staff to serve federal immigration detainers on people already in custody and provide legal protections for holding them for up to 48 hours.
"The warrant service officer agreement authorizes trained Dunn County staff to serve a federal retainer on individuals already in custody in the jail," Biggs said, adding that the program "provides additional liability protection when holding someone on federal retainer for up to 48 hours." He said the arrangement…
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