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A recent report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sparked sharp criticism from local law enforcement after erroneously labeling Warren County, Virginia, as a “sanctuary jurisdiction”—a classification typically reserved for local governments that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Sheriff Crystal Cline is at the center of the response, demanding an immediate correction and public retraction of what she calls a “baseless mischaracterization” of her county and her office’s policies.
“As Sheriff, I am appalled by this baseless mischaracterization of our county,” said Cline. “Warren County has a longstanding, supportive, and active relationship with our federal partners—including ICE, DHS, HSI, FBI, etc. Our office has never enacted, endorsed, or tolerated policies that would obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration law.”
ICE Acknowledges Error, Issues Apology
Responding to Sheriff Cline’s objections, Russell Hott, Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington, issued a written apology, clarifying that the local ICE field office was not responsible for the inaccurate designation.“While our local office was not a driver behind this release, we are working with ICE HQ to address the inaccuracies and misrepresentations on this DHS report,” Hott wrote. “With a long history of working together to make our communities safer, ICE Washington D.C. could not have better partners than those in Warren County.”
The offending page has been removed from the DHS website.
I'm surprised how fast that happened....It must have been one hell of a hue and cry from LE.
