Colorado sheriff criticizes ICE's "federalization" of local jails, police forces

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : San Miguel County Sheriff Bill Masters posted on social media hours after President Trump issued an Executive Order on Friday.
51% : ICE promises the program will reimburse cooperating local agencies for their costs.
47% : In response, the order demanded state and local law agencies across the nation cooperate with federal agencies to enforce federal immigration policy.
46% : Moreover, "awards" for incarceration of illegal immigrants will be given to local jails and jail officers. ICE states local law enforcement can support federal immigration efforts by signing up for the 287(g) program, identifying "removable aliens" in custody or discovered during routine police patrols (such as DUI checkpoints), and taking ICE's training on administrative warrants that can be served against immigrants.
45% : Teller County went to court six years ago in an attempt to protect its ability to hold jail detainees for several days for their eventual handing over to ICE.
37% : The truck driver, Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, a Mexican national, had been previously deported at least 16 times, according to ICE. San Miguel County's Masters was alerted to Trump's executive order by the National Sheriffs Association, he stated in Friday's post.

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