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Conduct a public forum in accordance with Government Code section 7283.1(d) (TRUTH Act)
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Published Notice Required? Yes _X__ No _ _
Public Hearing Required? Yes ____ No _X _
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Sheriff's Office recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Conduct a public forum in accordance with Government Code section 7283.1(d) (TRUTH Act);
2. Receive a report regarding data the Sheriff's Office maintains regarding qualifying interactions and communications with ICE; and
3. Receive Public Comment.
SUMMARY:
Government Code section 7283.1(d) (TRUTH Act), requires that beginning in 2018, the Board of Supervisors hold an annual public forum if a County local law enforcement agency provided "ICE access" to an individual during the preceding year. As part of this forum, the Solano County Sheriff's Office will report on the qualifying interactions they have had in calendar year 2017.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no cost to the County in regards to this public forum apart from the staff time in compiling the data, preparing the documents, and publishing the required notices. The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department's FY2018/19 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
Immigration laws and their enforcement are under the jurisdiction of the federal government and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE). Enforcement of state and local criminal laws is under the jurisdiction of state and local law enforcement. Traditionally, local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities have cooperated by sharing various types of resources. For local law enforcement, that often meant providing information about non-citizen individuals in local law enforcement custody and holding that individual for a period of time at the request of ICE after the person is ordered released on their local criminal charges ("ICE hold" or "ICE detainer") to allow ICE time to take custody of th...
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