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Commission weighs potential sanctuary-policy change to allow temporary county detention for ICE detainees
Summary
Members discussed a proposal from a Humboldt Equity Consortium and sheriff's office talks to consider allowing ICE to hold people temporarily in Humboldt County jail so detainees are not immediately transferred out of state; commissioners expressed concern this could weaken sanctuary protections and asked for more details from Sheriff Honsal.
The commission discussed a proposal raised at a Humboldt Equity Consortium meeting to allow Humboldt County jail space to be used temporarily for people picked up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rather than immediately transferring them out of county or out of state.
Supporters suggested temporary local holding could help detainees access legal…
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