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DEKALB COUNTY, AL (WAFF) -
The threat of
sequestration prompted the release of some illegal immigrants being held in
federal correctional facilities.
Northeast Alabama is home
to two jails that house ICE, or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
inmates. Detainees for ICE are housed both at the DeKalb County Jail and the Etowah
County Jail.
ICE officials said DeKalb County
houses short term detainees while Etowah County houses longer term detainees. The
Department of Homeland Security is releasing some illegal immigrants in advance
of the impending budget cuts.
But ICE spokesman Bryan Cox
said it's too early to tell if any of the detainees will be released in Alabama,
citing Washington has not yet released the numbers to him.
Cox said if a detainee is
released, it is a supervised release and must still come back to face the judge
on the charges. Of those that will be released, Cox said detention remains for
the more serious criminal offenders and those who pose a significant threat to
public safety.
National ICE officials said deportation will
continue for those illegal immigrants whose cases have concluded and have been
released by a judge.
The threat of sequestration prompted the release of some illegal immigrants being held in federal correctional facilities.
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