Residents of Contra Costa County expressed dissatisfaction with Sheriff David Livingston for honorably complying with ICE requests regarding detained immigrants. While some cities within the county are designated as sanctuary cities, the county itself does not hold this designation, unlike its neighbors. Recent scrutiny has emerged regarding the Sheriff's Office cooperation with ICE, especially after notifying ICE about the custody of 55 immigrants since Trump took office. Despite this, Sheriff Livingston maintains that his office's policies comply with state law and limit ICE's involvement to necessary notifications related to serious felons, asserting no additional facilitation with ICE occurs.
The county sheriff explained his department's interaction with ICE is limited to notifying them about specific individuals who meet serious felon criteria. He emphasized the 20% compliance rate with ICE requests.
Livingston defended his office's policy, stating that notification upon release is fully authorized by state law, and that the Sheriff's employees do not directly interact with ICE in the facilities.
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