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Dunn County sheriff defends 287(g)-style warrant-service agreement as board and residents raise civil-rights concerns
Summary
Sheriff Kevin told the county board he supports a warrant-service (287(g)) agreement to reduce legal liability for honoring ICE detainers while insisting it applies only to detainees in custody; residents and several supervisors urged caution and transparency, and a court ruling was cited as pending.
Sheriff Kevin delivered a detailed presentation to the Dunn County Board of Supervisors on March 18 about immigration detainers and options for the sheriff's office to limit liability, arguing that a warrant-service officer (287(g)) program would allow trained staff to legally serve federal detainers only for people already in the county jail.
The sheriff said the program would not turn his office into an ICE task force and would not authorize enforcement outside the jail. "It authorizes trained Dunn County staff to serve a federal detainer on individuals already in the custody of the jail only," he said, adding that the arrangement "provides additional liability protection with legal representation from the federal government if sued for allegedly detaining someone illegally." He…
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