How Many People Did OC Sheriffs Turn Over to ICE Last Year?<\/a>]<\/p>\n\u201cWhat is more important?\u201d said David Duran, cofounder of Housing is a Human Right OC. \u201cTo do what is right is sometimes more important than to do what is lawful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
While he didn\u2019t speak at the meeting, County Sheriff Don Barnes has repeatedly defended his office\u2019s work with ICE, highlighting that many of the immigrants convicted of felonies they released later reoffended.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese offenders pose a significant risk to our communities and removing them is consistent with the department\u2019s mission to enhance public safety for all Orange County residents,\u201d Barnes said in a statement last week. \u201cAllowing federal partners to take custody of individuals already in detention is more targeted, more efficient, and safer for everyone, law enforcement and the public alike.\u201d<\/p>\n
The only supervisor to protest the existing system was Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento, the former mayor of Santa Ana who\u2019s also repeatedly brought up concerns over ICE\u2019s presence in Orange County, calling them a \u201crogue agency.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there was ever a year to step back and say \u2018Do these transfers make our community safer?\u201d this was it,\u201d Sarmiento said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He also highlighted that other counties, including LA County, have opted to not cooperate with immigration.<\/p>\n
Sarmiento said LA County saved money by doing it, adding that no one was calling for the release of violent criminals, but that after they served their sentences it was another matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one is saying release them, don\u2019t have them serve time,\u201d Sarmiento said. \u201cWe are saying now that second step, that is a volitional step, and is something we need to reconsider.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Supervisor Doug Chaffee noted he was \u201cdismayed by some of the lawlessness I see immigration officers use,\u201d but did not call for any changes to the program.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah Biesiada is a Voice of OC reporter. Contact him at nbiesiada@voiceofoc.org. <\/p>\n
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