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Police: ICE arrested man after release from Culver City jail; department says it did not coordinate with federal agents
Summary
Chief Jason Sims reported that an individual arrested for DUI in March was released on citation and then taken into federal custody by visibly identifiable agents outside the police station; the department said it does not honor immigration detainers and was not aware of or coordinating with ICE agents prior to the capture.
Culver City Police Chief Jason Sims told the City Council on April 13 that officers arrested a man in March after a suspected DUI and that later federal immigration agents took the individual into custody after he had been released from the Culver City jail.
"At no point did the Culver City Police Department notify, coordinate with, or assist federal immigration authorities in this matter," Sims said, describing the department's booking, fingerprinting and release process and noting that fingerprint data are transmitted to regional and federal systems, including LACRIS and the FBI, which in turn can trigger automated notifications to immigration authorities.
Sims said the arrested person,…
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