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An official from the nation’s largest sheriff’s department vowed this week to “physically remove” ICE agents from its county jails. Speaking at a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Sheriff Alex Villanueva from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s office said he eliminate the presence of federal immigration agents from the city’s county jails. “We are going to physically remove ICE from the county jails," Villanueva told the board, using the acronym for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A California sheriff’s office announced Monday that it will provide public information on when inmates are released from jail -- a move coming amid a growing backlash against the liberal state’s “sanctuary” laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The Orange County Register reported that the county’s sheriff’s department will publish a “Who’s in Jail” online database, including the date and time of inmates’ release, to help cooperate with other law enforcement agencies including Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE.) Undersheriff Don Barnes cited California’s sanctuary legislation, which limits the instances when state and local police agencies can inform federal...

Here's a quick lesson for all police officers: Pulling over the president of the Dallas NAACP branch could be hazardous to your career. Just ask Dallas County sheriff's Deputy Mike Baker, who was ordered to be transferred out of patrol last month even though two separate investigations exonerated him of any wrongdoing. On May 30, Baker and rookie officer Patrick Arnold stopped a white minivan in Northwest Dallas with expired tags. Arnold, who was in training, talked to the motorist, filled out the ticket and returned to the patrol car. So far, so good. But Baker noticed that the motorist...

Pulaski County - The Pulaski County Sheriff is found in contempt of court Friday by a Little Rock District Judge. This after the jail would not accept repeat traffic offenders because the jail was closed. Late Friday afternoon an appeal was filed in circuit court by the County Attorney Karla Burnett. Friday District Judge David Steward heard testimony as to why several repeat offenders were not picked up and taken to the Pulaski County detention facility as ordered by District Judge Vic Fleming. (Judge David Stewart, District Judge) "It’s a financial problem a legal problem and a constitutional problem and...

Inmates convicted or cleared of human-smuggling charges and presumed to be Illegal were allowed to walk out of jail without being removed from the country because of a disagreement over jurisdiction between the Sheriff's Office and ICE. At least 17 have walked right out of the jail and into the community - including six who pleaded guilty to human-smuggling felonies - because the ICE refused to transport out of the country the Illegals who were under the controversial coyote law. "Why would they refuse to pick up the felons?" Sheriff Joe Arpaio asked. The reason, according to an ICE spokesman,...

(Frustrated by what he sees as federal inaction, Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones has launched a local campaign against illegal immigration in his swath of southern Ohio. A sign he erected outside the county jail shows his resolve.) Tom Dodge/Columbus Dispatch (Lourdes de Leon, owner of the Taqueria Mercado, a Butler County restaurant, says the sheriff's crackdown on illegal immigrants has many in the local Hispanic community frightened of the police.)Tom Dodge/Columbus Dispatch (Enlarge Billboards in Butler County proclaim Sheriff Jones' new focus on businesses that hire undocumented workers.) All Things Considered, June 19, 2006 · Local authorities across...

Sen. Cornyn responds to area immigration worries It didn't take long for Sen. John Cornyn to deliver to Congress the plea for help he heard last week from four Victoria-area sheriffs.On July 7, the senator from San Antonio, at the invitation of Victoria County Sheriff T. Michael O'Connor, met in Victoria with O'Connor, Goliad County Sheriff Robert De La Garza, Refugio County Sheriff Earl Petropoulas, Bee County Sheriff Carlos Carrizales Jr. and others for a roundtable discussion on the problem of illegal immigrants. The sheriffs asked for Cornyn's help in securing federal dollars to help them deal with the flood...

A wonderful Christmas present courtesy of the stupidity of COMAIR Airlines (Ohio) executives, pilots and air crew. We must also include the added stupidity af the airport security personnel, and the Dane County Sheriff's Department who had the final say to DROP this illegal detention of an innocent legal citizen of the United States of America. I would be bringing charges of "Kidnapping, Illegal Detention, Harassment, False Imprisonment, etc" against all those above who are responsible. QuoteAirline passenger cited for remark about drinkingMADISON, Wis. - An airline passenger was cited for disorderly conduct Tuesday after the plane's crew accused him...

Bush uses language of multilateralism to shame soft nations George W. Bush may not be a multilateralist. But yesterday, he played one on TV. Speaking to the United Nations about Iraq, he gushed over the organization, announced the United States was rejoining UNESCO, cited the UN Commission on Human Rights, and meticulously justified his case against Saddam Hussein by reference to Security Council resolutions. To Russia, China and the European Union, the message was clear: You like multilateralism? Fine, let's talk multilateralism. Saddam -- "exactly the kind of aggressive threat the UN was born to confront" -- has flouted your...