Letter from Mary Anne Whelan
Whelan: Just Say No to ICE
Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin has unilaterally decided to notify ICE of any inmates in the county jail who have an “ICE warrant” pending. An ICE warrant is not the same as a judicial warrant, and is worthless in terms of valid information or any court proceeding. Inviting ICE into our community positions us as one of eight counties of the 62 in New York State who have agreed to such involvement.
Sheriff Devlin has claimed that no local police will be involved, but in his initial announcement of running for re-election as the candidate for sheriff, he acknowledged turning over five jail supervisors to ICE training. They will also be responsible for holding inmates with said warrants for an additional 48 hours, and responsible for their transfer to ICE.
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