Accused of racism and retaliation, this Idaho sheriff is now working with ICE

[Demovictory9]

Accused of racism and retaliation, this Idaho sheriff is now working with ICE | Local News | idahopress.com

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One evening in January 2024, a western Idaho deputy was called into the office to check on a suspicious person parked along the highway. With no other information offered, the deputy asked his boss, Owyhee County Sheriff Larry Kendrick, what was so suspicious.

“She’s Black and she doesn’t belong here,” Kendrick replied, according to the deputy, who has since left the department.

The deputy — one of the few officers of color in the department — was ordered to go find her. The suspicious person turned out to be a woman experiencing homelessness, and the deputy gave her a list of shelters and asked her to move her car.

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Now, some of Kendrick’s former employees have concerns about Owyhee County’s new agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement allowing local deputies to arrest and detain undocumented people. They fear the program, known as 287(g), could embolden Kendrick to harass and target Latinos, who make up nearly a quarter of Owyhee’s residents, including many immigrant farmworkers.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. "She's Black and she doesn't belong here"

That's like - really, really AmeriKKKan of him.

Every single day one proves my point.

They are everywhere. Insidious little demons.

[hildegaard28]

2. We should

Be able to lock these racists up when they're in positions of power like that and abuse it.