DeKalb Sheriff Won’t Honor ICE Detainers
Another metro Atlanta sheriff’s office announced it won’t honor detainer requests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). DeKalb Sheriff Jeffrey L. Mann joined Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill and Fulton County commissioners in refusing to comply with the requests.
ICE detainers ask jails to hold prisoners 48 hours past their release dates so the agency can check immigration status. Some recent federal court decisions have determined such requests violate the Fourth Amendment.
ICE disagrees. In a previous statement on Clayton County’s decision, the agency issued the following statement:
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests detainers on individuals arrested on criminal charges to ensure that dangerous criminals and are not released from prisons or jails and into our communities.
ICE will continue to work cooperatively with our law enforcement partners in Clayton County and throughout Georgia as the agency seeks to enforce its priorities through the identification and removal of convicted criminals and other public safety threats.”
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