The Brief
- Tense moments inside the Santa Rita Jail lobby were captured on video obtained by KTVU.
- The videos give the first glimpse into what made the sheriff and other leaders act this week, warning the federal government to stay off county property unless they have official business there.
- Jail critics want the sheriff to do more and enforce the cease-and-desist.
DUBLIN, Calif. – Tense moments inside the Santa Rita Jail lobby were captured on video and obtained exclusively on Friday by KTVU, giving the first glimpse into what made the sheriff and other leaders act this week, warning the federal government to stay off county property unless they have official business there – the first flexing of Alameda County’s ICE-free zone policy.
“I can’t have that happening in my jail,” Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez said in an interview, referring to the physical contact she saw between ICE officers and activists in the lobby earlier this week. “I can’t have pushing and shoving… Our jail has to be a safe operation. Because this has happened on more than one occasion, I made the decision to lock down the lobby and restrict access.”
She said the jail is not a place for ICE to conduct immigration enforcement, and it’s also not a place for the public to protest. …