ICE official: 32 people on 'immigration holds' freed from Maricopa County jails since Friday
Megan Cassidy , The Republic | azcentral.comPublished 2:31 p.m. MT Feb. 22, 2017 | Updated 54 minutes ago
Thirty-two people who previously would have been held in a Maricopa County jail under “ICE detainers” until they could be retrieved by federal immigration authorities have been released from Sheriff's Office custody since Friday, officials said.
Over the past five days, federal agents have not picked up any of them on their release, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
That's because the Sheriff's Office no longer allows federal agents to detain people on jail property, according to ICE officials, forcing agents to scan parking lots.
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