Judicial Watch Obtains 204 ICE Illegal Alien 'Detainer Requests' Denied by Travis County Sheriff
(CNSNews.com) -- The government watchdog group Judicial Watch obtained 204 illegal alien "detainer requests" from ICE that were denied by the sheriff's office in Travis County, Texas, and which included detainers for aliens charged with multiple crimes, including 58 DWIs, 34 acts of violence, 14 burglaries, drug possession and at least 6 firearms violations. There also were charges for three acts or threats of terrorism.
Travis County, home to the Texas state capital of Austin, has a sanctuary policy -- the Travis County Sheriff's Office Policy on Cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) -- that limits how the county sheriff's office with cooperate with ICE. Essentially, the sheriff's office cooperates on detainer requests for illegal aliens if they have committed crimes such as murder or aggravated sexual assault.
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