King County sheriff draws firm line on ICE, says deputies will not assist on immigration matters

King County Sheriff Patty Cole-Tindall is drawing a firm line on how her office interacts with federal immigration authorities, saying deputies will not assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on routine immigration matters.

“We do have policy for our deputies around interactions with ICE, and our general policy is we do not cooperate with ICE for administrative matters,” Cole-Tindall said.

Cole-Tindall said the sheriff’s office has not received any requests from ICE to have deputies assist with enforcement operations. But, if that happens, she said the policy is clear…

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