Major announcement regarding ICE agent in Monterey County Jail expected Monday
Monterey County sheriff will make major announcement regarding ICE agent in jail; Immigration could be on way out
Major announcement regarding ICE agent in Monterey County Jail expected Monday
Monterey County sheriff will make major announcement regarding ICE agent in jail; Immigration could be on way out
WEBVTT FELIX CORTEZ HAS THE STORY.REPORTER: AN ICE AGENT INSIDETHIS JAIL HAS BEENCONTROVERSIAL, HE COULD BE ONHIS WAY OUT, COMEJANUARY 1st IT'S THE LAW.SENATE BILL 54 BETTER KNOWN ASTHE SANCTUARY STATE BILL WILLPROVIDE SOME OF THE MOSTEXTENSIVE PROTECTIONS FOR THOSEFEARING DEPORTATION.AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS,MONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFF HAS BEENMEETING WITH LOCAL STAKE HOLDERSON JUST HOW THAT NEW BILL WILLPLAY OUT IN MONTEREY COUNTY.>> THEY'VE BEEN IRONING OUT HOWTHIS SHOULD LOOK WHAT CAN WE DOTO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH IT ANDEVERYBODY INVOLVED IS GOING TOROLL THAT OUT ON MONDAY SOEVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT'SGOING ON.REPORT S.B.54 LIMITSCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN STATEPEACE OFFICERS AND FEDERAL ICEAGENTS REGARDING PEOPLE DETAINEDOR IN JAIL.ICE AGENTS WILL STILL BE ABLE TOINTERVIEW INMATES, BUT WON'T BEABLE TO OCCUPY A PERMANENTOFFICE SPACE INSIDE THE JAIL,SOMETHING THE MONTEREY COUNTYSHERIFF'S OFFICE CURRENTLYALLOWS.ARE WE SAYING THAT WE'RE NOTGOING TO HAVE AN ICE AGENT NOW?>> WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THESHERIFF MET WITH ALL THE GROUPSAND THEY'RE GOING TO GO OVERWHAT THEY DISCUSSED AND WHAT THEPLAN IS MOVING FORWARD.>> THE MAIN CONCERN OF THELEGISLATURE AND IMMIGRANTCOMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN THATMANY OF THE PEOPLE BEING WRAPPEDUP IN THESE TYPES OF COOPERATIONAGREEMENTS WITH ICE AND LOCALJAILS WERE PEOPLE WHO COMMITTEDVERY MINOR OFFENSES, APREVIOUS EXPERIENCE PEOPLE WHOHAD BEEN CHARGED WITH NO CRIMESBEING TRANSFERED OVER TO ICE.REPORTER: WITH THE SHERIFF NOWBALANCING PUBLIC SAFETY WITHFEARS OVER DEPORTATION.>> HE'S LISTENED TO BOTH SIDES,GOTTEN EVERYBODY TO COME TO ANAGREEMENT ON WHAT WILL MEETS.B.54'S REGULATIONS AND HOW KEWITH MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE ASAFE MONTEREY COUNTY.REPORTER: AS OF TODAY THATFEDERAL ICE AGENT STILL HASOFFICE SPACE INSIDE THIS JAIL.ERIN: THANK YOU.SO THE SHERIFF WILL PROVIDE MOREDETAILS REGARDING THE FUTURE OF
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Major announcement regarding ICE agent in Monterey County Jail expected Monday
Monterey County sheriff will make major announcement regarding ICE agent in jail; Immigration could be on way out
Monterey County sheriff will make major announcement regarding ICE agent in jail; Immigration could be on way out
Monterey County sheriff will make major announcement regarding ICE agent in jail; Immigration could be on way out
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