ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) — Residents rallied outside the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, demanding that the city end what they call voluntary cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Protesters with the group ICE Out of Alexandria hand-delivered a letter to Sheriff Sean Casey signed by 24 immigrant rights groups and community leaders. The letter calls on the sheriff to stop practices they say help federal immigration agents detain local residents.
“We’re here to stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors,” one demonstrator said. “We know the harm that ICE is doing in our community.”
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Protesters accused the sheriff’s office of notifying ICE when people are about to be released from jail and holding some individuals longer so federal agents can take them into custody…