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An official from the nation’s largest sheriff’s department vowed this week to “physically remove” ICE agents from its county jails.
Speaking at a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Sheriff Alex Villanueva from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s office said he eliminate the presence of federal immigration agents from the city’s county jails.
“We are going to physically remove ICE from the county jails," Villanueva told the board, using the acronym for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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He also said he plans to further limit the crimes that lead jail authorities to cooperate with ICE.
Villanueva, who won last month’s election, is making good on promises he made during his campaign.
Newly elected Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva during a swearing-in ceremony Monday, Dec. 3, in Monterey Park. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Sheriff's Cmdr. Elier Morejon said the department will continue transferring inmates who committed more serious crimes to immigration authorities.
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He said authorities are working on the logistics of how those transfers will take place and are evaluating the department's policy of publishing online the release dates of all inmates — including immigrants who are wanted by federal agents for deportation.
About 1,200 inmates were transferred to ICE in 2017, Morejon said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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