Posted on 03/28/2018 10:20:28 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
A California sheriff's department opposed to the state's new sanctuary city law announced Monday it would publicize inmate release dates to help federal immigration agents find undocumented immigrants.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department will now include the date and time of inmates' release in an existing online database, the Orange County Register reported Monday.
While the update will apply to all county inmates, Undersheriff Don Barnes said the ultimate goal is to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
"This is in response to SB-54 limiting our ability to communicate with federal authorities and our concern that criminals are being released to the street when there's another avenue to safeguard the community by handing them over (to ICE for potential deportation)," Barnes said.
SB-54, also known as the California Values Act, prohibits local agencies from sharing information with federal immigration authorities.
Annie Lai, co-director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic at University California Irvine, slammed the sheriff's new policy, saying it is meant to "undermine or get around the spirit of SB-54."
The law allows for communication between local and federal agencies about release dates for those convicted of crimes that may be eligible for deportation, Lai said.
Orange County officials did not discuss the change with ICE beforehand, according to the Register, and a spokeswoman for the agency declined to comment "beyond what the Sheriff has said."
California officials have been battling the federal government over immigration.
Earlier this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sued California over three laws passed last year in response to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement measures.
Local officials are also battling each other over the laws and how each municipality will handle immigration enforcement.
Last week, the city council of Los Alamitos, located in Orange County, voted to opt out of the state's California Values Act.
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Last night California’s treasonous attorney general, Xavier Becerra, threatened to arrest the OC Sheriff for violating California’s sanctuary law.
That’ll be interesting to see.
Let’s hope the Sheriff stands strong.
The state government is in collusion with the colonization of California by Mexico.
All you have to do is ask where Imran Awan’s server is. Xavier will shut up.
She may be the next governor.
This Annie chick is pretty smart. That is EXACTLY what it is supposed to do. The California law is actually unconstitutional. It instructs local governments to defy national law and authority as it is stipulated in the Constitution.
“Last night California’s treasonous attorney general, Xavier Becerra, threatened to arrest the OC Sheriff for violating California’s sanctuary law.”
Arrest Becerra:
18 U.S. Code § 1512 - Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant
(b) Whoever knowingly uses intimidation, threatens, or corruptly persuades another person, or attempts to do so, or engages in misleading conduct toward another person, with intent to—
(3) hinder, delay, or prevent the communication to a law enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both
“...California’s treasonous attorney general, Xavier Becerra, threatened to arrest the OC Sheriff for violating California’s sanctuary law...”
How does publishing inmate release information violate state law?
The Sheriff is an elected official and there could be an armed standoff. Then Governor Moonbeam will have to make an awkward decision: back his AG and damn-the-torpedoes order the arrest, or acknowledge that the Sheriff is doing nothing illegal, and stand down.
Lose-lose, as I see it.
Exactly! That's what I have been saying. Bacerra should be in jail, not AG of anything.
I live in OC & sent a “Thank You” email to the OC Sheriff’s Dept this morning.
“California’s treasonous attorney general, Xavier Becerra”
and you’re not exaggerating. Becerra serves the interests of Mexico, not of California or the United States.
California is run like an occupied country. The DOJ could prosecute the majority of our elected officials for sedition.
We got’s ta build the wall so that they won’t be able to come back.
Exactly. Especially, ff/when Democrats take control of Congress or win the POTUS.
“twould be good to see Governor Brownstain impaled upon the horns of such a dilemma.
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