Statement from Sheriff Barnes Regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement

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Statement from Sheriff Barnes regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Jan. 27, 2025): Please spot the connection beneath from Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes regarding national migration enforcement.

“As the statement astir migration and section instrumentality enforcement’s relation has accrued with the caller statesmanlike administration, I person been asked by members of the media and the assemblage to clarify the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s relation successful migration enforcement and whether our existent practices volition change.

“Securing the borderline and enforcing migration instrumentality are important responsibilities of the national government. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department does not enforce national migration law. It is not portion of our superior mission, and we stay focused connected violations of authorities and section laws.

“The Orange County Sheriff’s Department volition supply for your information and respond to your calls for work careless of your migration status. We bash not, and ne'er will, inquire the migration presumption of victims, witnesses, suspects oregon those who telephone to study crimes. We enforce authorities and section laws equally, without bias, and without interest for your citizenship. That has not and volition not change.

“The situation astatine our confederate borderline has enactment our federation astatine risk. I person been a beardown advocator for changes successful argumentation and accrued national resources to code this threat. As the national authorities fulfills this responsibility, it is important that section bid officers stay focused connected the enforcement of authorities and section law.

“California authorities instrumentality hinders our quality to afloat pass with national instrumentality enforcement partners connected shared threats posed by transgression offenders who are successful usurpation of migration law. Sheriffs are constricted nether California Senate Bill 54 to lone pass with ICE regarding the merchandise of transgression offenders from our custody facilities nether precise constricted circumstances. I person chosen to cooperate with ICE to the fullest grade provided by the instrumentality successful bid to forestall superior offenders from returning to the communities they person preyed upon.

“You are harmless to interaction the Orange County Sheriff’s Department erstwhile you request help. We volition stay vigilant successful protecting our communities and providing nationalist information services for each residents of Orange County.”

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