County

Woodruff joins majority in rejecting ICE’s retainees

RBC I More than half of Colorado’s 64 sheriffs, including Rio Blanco County Sheriff Si Woodruff, have confirmed to the ACLU of Colorado that they no longer detain people past their release at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The ACLU has advocated to sheriffs since April that they act without legal authority and face legal liability if they rely on detainer requests from ICE as a basis to hold prisoners who would…