Letter from Mary Anne Whelan
Time for Change in Sheriff's Office
I would urge Republicans voting in the primary on June 23 to reflect especially carefully in nominating a candidate for sheriff. The incumbent, Devlin, proposes to bring ICE among us by using local law enforcement officers (LEOs) to detain, guard and transport prisoners eligible for discharge at the request of ICE. No judicial warrant is required for ICE to present to cause us to detain, and ICE to obtain custody of these prisoners, who have served their sentences and would otherwise be discharged. Devlin has agreed to give ICE their names per a signed agreement (287g) with ICE. Our LEOs will be responsible for detaining, guarding and transporting them into ICE custody after being trained by ICE per this agreement.
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