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Sheriff reports 181 ICE detainer requests in 2025; nine met criteria and one transfer occurred under a federal warrant
Summary
At the April 14 Truth Act forum the sheriff reported 11,600 jail bookings in 2025; federal immigration authorities submitted 181 detainer requests, nine met statutory criteria for local cooperation under SB54 and the California Values Act, and one transfer to ICE occurred last year under a federal judicial warrant.
Sheriff (Brad) presented Solano County’s annual Truth Act/SB54 forum on April 14, reporting booking and federal-request data for calendar year 2025. The sheriff said the county processed approximately 11,600 bookings last year; Department of Homeland Security/ICE submitted 181 detainer requests; county staff found nine of those requests met the statutory criteria that permit cooperation under state law; and one person was transferred to ICE custody in 2025 pursuant to a federal judicial warrant.
What the numbers mean: The sheriff explained the county runs fingerprints and records through state and federal systems; agencies such as the Department of Justice, FBI and DHS may flag individuals of interest and may ask the county to provide notices or to cooperate in interviews. Under the state’s SB54/California Values Act framework, county cooperation is limited and guided by a legal matrix; staff provides inmates with consent forms for interviews and notifies ICE of release dates and other information when requests meet statutory criteria.
Board questions and clarifications: Supervisors asked what "ICE notified a release" means and were told that the county notifies ICE when it has an individual of interest and provides the individual's release date; if the case meets statutory criteria the county may cooperate further. Of the 181 detainer requests, only nine fit the criteria and were subjects the county could lawfully provide additional information about; most requests did not meet that statutory threshold. The sheriff said the single transfer to ICE in 2025 resulted from a federal judicial warrant rather than a routine administrative detainer.
Context and next steps: The sheriff’s office said it will continue to follow the notification and consent procedures required under state law, provide consent forms in multiple languages, and treat immigration-related records as public records when required by law. No board action was required on the report.
