San Diego raises bar to work with immigration officials ahead of...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : ICE will now need a judge´s order to get help from the county.
44% : (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)ICE has limited resources to carry out the mass deportations that Trump wants.
43% : "These tragedies are preventable but sanctuary laws allow them to happen by allowing illegal criminals back into our communities instead of into the hands of ICE, said Desmond, a Republican.San Diego County, with 3.3 million residents and its location on the U.S. border with Mexico, is one of the more prominent local governments to ramp up protections for people in the country illegally.
36% : Vargas said "a loophole" in state law that allows sheriffs to work with ICE under limited circumstances for people convicted of violent crimes had resulted in the county transferring 100 to 200 people a year to immigration authorities.
33% : While she didn't take a position on the new county policy, she noted that California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, has blocked efforts to further restrict cooperation with ICE.

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