As a resident of the Alabama county referenced, the MAGA News is hype. As our county’s sheriff for more than 26 years, he did choose not to participate in the voluntary 287(g) program. However, he did cooperate with ICE regarding folks in custody who were “undocumented” or had ICE detainers.
That said, I voted for the “other guy.”
The incumbent sheriff already had two strikes against him (my call):
- the 2014 ethics scandal involving the Republican Speaker of the Alabama House whom the sheriff publicly supported;
-as President of the Alabama Sheriffs Association, he was emphatically against Constitutional Carry (HB 272) in 2022 - follow the money...
Plus, he’s nearer to 70, and the scuttlebutt has been that he would be “retiring” in a year or two with his chosen replacement in line for appointment by the governor.
Thank you for “the rest of the story”.