The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday issued requests to sheriffs in some California counties, including San Francisco, to turn over lists of all inmates in their jails who are not citizens, along with their alleged crimes or convictions and scheduled release dates.
A DOJ announcement about the requests specifically mentions Los Angeles along with San Francisco.
San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto sharply responded to the DOJ’s intentions, saying that his office would not participate in civil immigration enforcement…