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Related: About this forumNew S.F. sheriff to reverse ban on communicating with immigration
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/New-S-F-sheriff-to-reverse-ban-on-communicating-6754468.phpIn one of her first acts in office, San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy plans to reverse her predecessors policy barring deputies at the city jail from communicating with federal immigration agents a policy that came under fire last year after a man wanted for deportation was released from jail and then was accused of killing a woman on Pier 14.
Hennessy, who was sworn in Friday, is working with her staff and legal counsel to develop a new policy that would roll back the controversial March 13 memo issued by former Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi banning all communication with immigration agents seeking to deport jailed suspects absent a warrant or court order, said Chief of Staff Eileen Hirst.
The move by Hennessy, who was highly critical of the memo throughout her campaign, further distances her from the turbulent tenure of her predecessor, but is likely to stir opposition from immigrant advocates, many of whom supported Mirkarimis directive.
It comes as Supervisor John Avalos introduced a city measure Tuesday that would govern how much deputies at the jail should interact with and cooperate with immigration agents. Hirst said Hennessy would work within any law enacted by the supervisors.
Hennessy, who was sworn in Friday, is working with her staff and legal counsel to develop a new policy that would roll back the controversial March 13 memo issued by former Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi banning all communication with immigration agents seeking to deport jailed suspects absent a warrant or court order, said Chief of Staff Eileen Hirst.
The move by Hennessy, who was highly critical of the memo throughout her campaign, further distances her from the turbulent tenure of her predecessor, but is likely to stir opposition from immigrant advocates, many of whom supported Mirkarimis directive.
It comes as Supervisor John Avalos introduced a city measure Tuesday that would govern how much deputies at the jail should interact with and cooperate with immigration agents. Hirst said Hennessy would work within any law enacted by the supervisors.
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New S.F. sheriff to reverse ban on communicating with immigration (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jan 2016
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yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)1. It would work as long as a lawyer is provided for every person in jail
No talking without a lawyer should be the law.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. The point of the ban is that undocumented immigrants are often afraid to talk to the police
for fear of being deported, making it very difficult to police immigrant neighborhoods.