Governor's ICE detainer demands could be impractical according Nueces Co Republican Sheriff
CORPUS CHRISTI - Nueces County Sheriff Jim Kaelin is reacting to Governor Greg Abbott's announcement that he will strip county sheriff's departments of state funds if they do not honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers.
The ICE detainers are written requests that a jail detain illegal immigrant inmates for 48 hours after their release so agents can determine whether they should be deported.
Sheriff Kaelin says it is important to address illegal immigration, but sometimes jails do not have the resources or the authority to hold illegal immigrants once they have served their time for the crimes for which they were arrested.
"The only reason they're still in jail is because of an ICE hold or an immigration hold," Sheriff Kaelin said. "And sheriffs, who like this office are overcrowded, and ICE doesn't come to pick them up, what do you do with them and how long do you hold them?"
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