Teller County Sheriffs Office responds to appeals court ruling on ICE agreement [Video]

(TELLER COUNTY, Colo.) — Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell believes the current Colorado state legislature is hindering law enforcement’s ability to keep communities safe.

The Teller County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) held a press conference on Thursday, July 18 regarding the recent Colorado appeals court ruling on its agreement with the federal government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain suspected illegal immigrants.

According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), under the “287(g) agreement,” TCSO could hold a person suspected of civil immigration violation in jail past their release date and turn them over to ICE. The ACLU argued that this was against the Colorado Constitution and the law.

READ THE 2019 STORY: Teller County Sheriff and ACLU respond to ongoing lawsuit over 287(g) federal program

In 2019 the sheriff of TCSO, Jason Mikesell, defended the agreement saying the program is not about immigrants but about lawbreakers, and cited an incident where an undocumented man was released …