California Sanctuary City Faces Major Roadblock
Story by Martha McHardy • 18h
California's sanctuary city policy is facing a major roadblock as San Diego's sheriff, Kelly Martinez, says she will continue to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials when people not authorized to be in the country are released from county jails.
Martinez made the remark during a statement to the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday.
It comes as the San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopted a new policy designed to stop jails from working with ICE officials.
The resolution says the county will not provide assistance or cooperation to ICE, "including by giving ICE agents access to individuals or allowing them to use County facilities for investigative interviews or other purposes, expending County time or resources responding to ICE inquiries or communicating with ICE regarding individuals' incarceration status or release dates, or otherwise participating in any civil immigration enforcement activities."
"The sheriff's office will not change its practices based on the board resolution and policy that was passed at today's meeting," Sheriff Kelly Martinez's office said in a statement after the resolution passed. "The board of supervisors does not set policy for the sheriff's office. The sheriff, as an independently elected official, sets the policy for the sheriff's office. The sheriff has the sole and exclusive authority to operate county jails."
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