KBAK TV Eyewitness News – Under the new state law known as the Trust Act which went into effect January 1, undocumented immigrants arrested for minor misdemeanor offenses are no longer subjected to being placed on a 48 hour immigration hold at the request of ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood however, said he would continue to cooperate with ICE.
“If ICE says ‘We really want this person held,’ we’re going to hold them,” said Youngblood, who claims federal law supports his decision to honor the requests.
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