Prince George's County is reconsidering its sanctuary policy, which limits cooperation with Homeland Security, following criticisms for protecting illegal immigrant criminals from deportation. This policy change is being examined after ICE highlighted the county's refusal to cooperate with deportation detainer requests, including for an MS-13 gang member with a history of 17 arrests. The county's current policy only allows notification to ICE in cases of serious violent felonies. Prince George's County refused five different detainer requests, reflecting a broader trend among Democratic-led jurisdictions to reevaluate their sanctuary policies amidst evolving national conversations and conditions.
ICE said Prince George’s County refused five different detainer requests. Washington, D.C., also refused one request. https://t.co/xeZD72fTVp
The announcement came in response to an ICE statement last week complaining that the county had refused to cooperate with a deportation “detainer” request for an MS-13 gang member with a history of criminal behavior, including 17 arrests between 2005 and now.…
“However, as the national conversation is continuously developing and conditions are evolving, the County is currently examining the policy,” said Andrew Cephas, public information officer for the county’s corrections department. https://t.co/xeZD72fTVp
Prince George’s County’s current policy allows notification of ICE only in cases where the person has been convicted of serious violent felonies. https://t.co/xeZD72fTVp
Prince George’s joins a growing movement of Democratic-led jurisdictions that are questioning their sanctuary rules that limit, or in some cases prevent altogether, cooperating with deportation officers at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. https://t.co/xeZD72fTVp
The county’s corrections department told The Washington Times that it is “currently examining the policy.” https://t.co/xeZD72fTVp
The Washington Times reached out to Monumental Sports and the governor’s office, but officials said they were unable to comment on the record. https://t.co/K5WaK21hhj
Prince George's County has alot of problems and a whole lot of issues this month. https://t.co/dN4H8DQINt
Prince George's County is rethinking its sanctuary policy limiting cooperation with Homeland Security after being dinged by repeated reports of illegal immigrant criminals it shielded from deportation. https://t.co/6iYn1qCIZj
Prince George's County to reexamine its sanctuary policy - https://t.co/nqpwYc4WAp
The Washington Times reached out to the county for comment. https://t.co/giruNJwPjY
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