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Sheriff Challenges ICE Detainer Authority | Providence News
Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is going head-to-head with ICE Boston over a recent arrest, accusing the federal agency of trying to force his office to break the law. After ICE arrested Jose Raul Martinez-Alvardo from Honduras and labeled him a “criminal illegal alien,” they later claimed he was released without honoring their detainer — a move Heroux says proves ICE doesn’t understand legal boundaries. Citing two landmark Supreme Court rulings, Heroux insists local jails aren’t bound by ICE detainers and that complying without a legal agreement could violate state and federal law. He…
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