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King County, Washington Sheriff’s Office Refused to Honor Over 370 ICE Detainers

July 23, 2019
 

IRLI investigation reveals that King County released criminal aliens
with previous convictions or pending criminal charges

 

WASHINGTON — An investigation by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) reveals that the King County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), which includes Seattle, has refused to honor a staggering number of immigration detainer requests for illegal aliens charged with serious felonies, an indictment of the county’s unconstitutional sanctuary laws.

In response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by IRLI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released records regarding law enforcement agencies that failed to honor ICE detainer requests. For a 27-month period ending on December 31, 2017, KCSO refused to honor over 370 immigration holds, almost 290 of which were classified by ICE as threat level 1 and 2 offenses. These included but were not limited to, homicide, kidnapping, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, drugs, burglary, and fraud.

 https://www.irli.org/single-post/2019/07/23/King-County-Washington-Sheriff%E2%80%99s-Office-Refused-to-Honor-Over-370-ICE-Detainers