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The unanimous decision came after more than three dozen public commenters spoke against the expansion and none supported it. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens said the expansion will bring an additional $5 million in revenue to the county without requiring more staff.
If approved by supervisors at their public meeting Tuesday, Hutchens’ proposal would allow her department to hold an additional 120 immigration detainees.
Councilman Jose Solorio proposed keeping the ICE contract, saying it helps detained immigrants stay close to their families and attorneys. Immigration activists loudly opposed it calling Solorio a “Latino Trump.”
The resolution outlines existing laws and policies that prohibit schools from sharing student information and prevent federal enforcement at schools and other sensitive locations.
City council to discuss whether to keep the city’s jail contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Local organizers call on the Anaheim Union High School District to establish a policy protecting students and staff who are unauthorized.
Using Santa Ana’s jail to house transgender undocumented immigrants is not the way to go for a Sanctuary City, writes Laura Kanter. Ending the city’s ICE contract is.
In a letter Thursday to city officials, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced they were triggering a 90-day period to cancel the contract, in reaction to decisions by the council to reduce the number of detainees who could be housed there.
In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the City Council told city staff to work with nonprofits and law schools and develop a plan to provide lawyers for Santa Ana residents who are at risk of deportation but can’t afford an attorney.
Immigrant advocates packed the council chambers this week, largely to thank the council for their actions. But they also lamented that the city won’t act quickly to end its contract to house federal immigration detainees in the city jail.