James Reyes, chief of public safety for Miami-Dade County, reassured that an update to the county's detention agreement with ICE will not alter how families locate relatives in jails and won't extend ICE's authority in local corrections. While immigration advocates have raised concerns about potential name removals from the public database, Reyes confirmed that all inmates will continue to be searchable online, ensuring transparency. The final hearing on the proposed agreement is scheduled for June 26, amidst community discussions regarding ICE's role in local law enforcement.
"Nothing is going to change," said Reyes, who was the county's Corrections director before Levine Cava promoted him to his current position, overseeing the jails and the Fire Rescue Department. "If somebody is in our custody - we have a public-facing site that's searchable where you can see who is in our custody. That's going to stay the same. As long as they are in our custody, they will appear in that searchable database."
A proposed update to Miami-Dade County's detention agreement with ICE won't cause any changes with how family members can find relatives in local jails or give the federal immigration agency extra authority within the county's Corrections system, a top deputy to Mayor Daniella Levine Cava pledged Monday.
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