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Feds pressure California sheriffs to hand over lists of noncitizens in custody
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office told The Oaklandside it has not yet received a request from the DOJ regarding the ...
DOJ demands names, release dates of noncitizens in California jails as Trump deportation efforts ramp up
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office later hit back at AG Pam Bondi by referencing the ongoing controversy over the ...
Justice Dept. Asks California Sheriffs for Names of Inmates Who Aren’t Citizens
An A.C.L.U. lawyer said it was possible that any sheriff who complied with the request could be in violation of California’s ...
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Sheriffs Already Have Too Much Power. Who Will Stop Them Now?
Despite decades of efforts to reform policing in the United States and the massive anti-brutality demonstrations of 2020, police officers continue to avoid prosecution for murder charges and ...
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 292: The Sheriff, the Constitution, and the Rise of Right-Wing Populism
Journalist and legal scholar Jessica Pishko discusses the rise of far-right sheriffs in the US and argues that the office of ...
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States are telling sheriffs whether they can — or can’t — work ...
Local sheriffs are on the front lines in the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans, states often make the choice for them. States are telling sheriffs whether they can — or can’t ...