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[b]But again, it's not the job of local law enforcement to find out the status.[/b]  MoCo police didn't stop and ask for status during Obama administration, and they don't today. I don't see what's changed in that regard.

If MoCo didn't contact ICE at all when they were about to release a violent criminal, then yes, that would be wrong and upsetting, but that is not what happened here.

Also, are you saying that MoCo isn't submitting fingerprints of violent criminals to the FBI database?  If they are not, then yes, they would be going against the law, but if they are, then what exactly is MoCo doing wrong?

As you noted in your post, immigration activists were even against Obama's administration on deporting even most violent criminals.  Again, I don't see what has changed?

Are you just annoyed that Elrich put out a release that stated that local law enforcement won't be doing the fed's job of asking for legal status and rounding up illegals?  It's been that way for a while, so again, not sure why Elrich's press release has you so upset. And btw, I did not vote for Elrich.[/quote]

I get that. But my question is this - Who at the local level is willing to fight this?  I don't want a police state, but the insistence that our own protective forces cannot do this basic, essential job is maddening.

Add to that the hype around sanctuary cities, and this situation further polarizes us.  The idea of sanctuary has been around forever but it started in the 80s as a way to protect refugees.  At this point, it's been "extended" to protect anyone who's here illegally.

I understand stereotyping. I know that not all illegal immigrants are criminals.  But if some a**hole is pulled over for drunk driving and is arrested for almost killing someone, what's the lag time between the the LEA arrest and the ICE contact?  And at this point, how does  LEA determine if ICE is necessary?

the law - https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-happens-when-undocumented-immigrant-is-caught.html
[quote]After you have been arrested, the LEA may decide to contact ICE [b]if it believes that you are an undocumented immigrant[/b]. Or, ICE may contact the LEA if it wants to interview you regarding your immigration status, which most often happens when jails input detainee information into databases shared with ICE.

In such cases, ICE will file what's called a "detainer." This means that ICE cannot get to you immediately, but is asking the police or jail to hold you for an additional amount of time so that ICE can interview you at a later time to determine whether or not to place you into removal (deportation) proceedings.

Whether or not the LEA complies with the detainer can vary widely depending on the agency, since compliance is voluntary.

Under the law, [b]the maximum amount of additional time that someone can be held on ICE's behalf is 48 hours[/b]. If ICE does not take custody of you within those 48 hours, the law says you must be released.[/quote]

So it's a big, fat guessing game that's also time-dependent.

inefficient and potentially dangerous

Why don't people question these practices?  Elrich is a politician who's out for himself, as are most politicians.

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