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ICE Detainers

The topic is about how local jails should handle ICE detainers and the legal implications of detaining someone based on an ICE request.

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Jan 17, 2026
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Has Tim Walz ever told Minnesotans to not impede ice?

The record shows Governor Tim Walz has not told Minnesotans to "not impede ICE"; instead he has repeatedly urged peaceful protest, asked residents to document federal operations by recording ICE agent...

Jan 24, 2026
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Compare the current Ice procedures to those of Obama

The -era procedures largely restore the administration’s enforcement priorities—focusing first on national-security and serious criminal threats and on prosecutorial discretion—while adding oversight ...

Jan 26, 2026
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How do state and local jails report ICE detainers and custody transfers, and what discrepancies have arisen in Minnesota?

State and local facilities handle federal detainer requests differently: state prisons in say they notify and coordinate transfers with ICE and document transfers, while many county jails, constrained...

Jan 17, 2026

How do ICE detainers work and what are the constitutional limits on local compliance?

ICE detainers are administrative requests—typically the I-247 form—asking state or local jails to hold an individual for up to 48 hours beyond the time they would otherwise be released so ICE can tran...

Jan 13, 2026

How do ICE detainers work and why have courts criticized their constitutionality?

ICE detainers are administrative requests—typically Form I-247A—sent by federal immigration authorities asking state or local jails to notify ICE of an individual’s release date or to hold the person ...

Jan 25, 2026

What role do local law enforcement arrests and booking data play in generating ICE detainers and arrests?

Local arrests and booking records are often the raw material that triggers interest: fingerprints and booking data flow into federal databases and can prompt that lead to transfers into immigration cu...

Jan 28, 2026

What federal court rulings have established limits on honoring ICE detainers since 2010?

Federal courts since 2010 have repeatedly constrained the practical power of , finding that detainers are non‑mandatory requests, that holding someone beyond their release can constitute a new, warran...

Jan 27, 2026

What legal opinions and court rulings govern whether local jails can honor ICE civil detainers in Minnesota and nationally?

Federal law gives authority to seek custody of noncitizens through administrative tools like detainers and administrative warrants, but federal regulations treat detainers as requests rather than comm...

Feb 3, 2026

What procedures should jails follow to lawfully respond to an ICE detainer while minimizing litigation risk?

Local jails must treat detainers as nonbinding requests and avoid relying on them as independent legal authority to continue holding someone beyond the time they otherwise would be released, because c...

Jan 28, 2026

How do state laws (e.g., California, Washington, Illinois) differ in restricting local compliance with ICE detainers?

: those that bar local agencies from honoring detainers or sharing (), those that expressly require or encourage compliance with ICE detainers, and a third group where no statewide rule exists and cou...