San Diego County's ICE policy draws national attention

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "And we want to be able to inform our community if our local sheriff's police department is going to be, you know, cooperating with ICE.
55% : It builds on a state law passed in 2017, already limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
51% : ""While we are unable to comment on the specifics of the letter, we want to be clear: SB 54 was upheld by the courts during the first Trump administration, and it prevents the use of state and local resources for federal immigration enforcement with certain narrow exceptions," the statement continues.
42% : "The new policy bars the San Diego County Sheriff from voluntarily transferring undocumented individuals into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and from notifying the agency of their release.
40% : Senate Bill 54 does not allow for transfers to ICE except for people convicted of certain crimes like assault and battery, among others.

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