Last Wednesday, September 7, 2011, the Cook County Board of
Commissioners passed an ordinance stating that the “Sheriff of Cook County
shall decline ICE detainer requests unless there is a written agreement with
the federal government by which all costs incurred by Cook County in complying
with the ICE detainer shall be reimbursed.”
The ICE detainers are simply requests asking local law enforcement
officials to hold the individuals scheduled to be released for additional 48
hours in order for ICE to arrange custody transfer. The document indicates that it costs Cook
County approximately $43,000 per day to hold individuals “believed to be
undocumented.” ICE can issue detainers
before a finding of probable cause and many times individuals subject to
detainers do not have any criminal history.
Sometimes even citizens of United States are held up in custody without
probable cause. Furthermore, individuals
in custody are not provided any type of advance notice that there is an ICE detainer
lodged against them.
The ordinance will apply to anyone charged with a misdemeanor or a felony
who either posts their bond or has their case adjudicated.
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For questions and/or to arrange a consultation , please call (312) 238-9060 or send me an e-mail at edyta@salatalaw.net
Disclaimer
The materials contained in this website serve informational purposes only and are not legal advice.
