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Orange County changes ICE agreement, limiting detention in local jail

The change will prohibit federal immigration agents from booking people who don’t have criminal charges. It still needs final approval from the feds to take effect.

Orange County will limit the amount of time that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees can be held in the Orange County Jail, and will only hold such detainees if they have a criminal charge, under a new agreement approved by county leaders this week. The agreement still needs an OK from federal officials to […]

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