Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions
ICE announces Wake County criminal offenders shielded by current non-cooperation policy
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has repeatedly asked local jurisdictions to reconsider non-cooperation policies because those policies put politics before public safety. On Friday, ICE released more examples of foreign nationals with active ICE detainers who have been detained for serious criminal offenses in North Carolina’s Wake County. ICE asks Wake County to transfer these individuals to federal custody instead of releasing them to the community where they may reoffend.
ICE maintains that cooperation with local law enforcement is essential to protecting public safety, and the agency aims to work cooperatively with local jurisdictions to ensure that criminal aliens are not released into U.S. communities to commit additional crimes.
“The only way a person is subject to an ICE detainer in Wake County is if they are handcuffed and arrested for a crime committed in the local community,†said acting ICE Director Matt Albence. “These misguided policies protect criminals, not the immigrant communities they were created to protect.â€
https://www.ice.gov/spotlight/non-cooperative-jurisdictions
