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Ciliberto said Scott County is not a sanctuary county but is stymied by the federal government, which provides welfare benefits to illegal aliens and not enough enforcement support. “Immigration and customs enforcement are not properly funded and staffed,” he said.

Ciliberto gave the example of one woman, here illegally, who was deported in 2001 for running drugs.

In 2009, the woman was stopped in Scott County on a traffic violation. She was held 25 days in the Scott County Jail before being released to the federal government.

Scott County found out that while the woman was here illegally, she received public financial assistance of more than $15,000. Even though she entered the country illegally again, she is now demanding a deportation hearing and another individual has applied for welfare benefits to care for the woman’s two children in Scott County, Ciliberto said.

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