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| Jails Check Immigration Status of Inmates |
| By ksl.com |
| Published: 06/23/2009 |
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Some jails checking immigration status of inmates By Ben Winslow OGDEN -- Despite the talk of lawsuits, immigration and law enforcement, some Utah jails are currently checking the status of inmates booked into their facilities. At the Weber County Jail, several men sat in a room while a deputy scanned their fingerprints into a database. It will be used to help determine their immigration status. "It's a combination of a background check, immigration records and an interview with the individual will help determine whether it appears this individual is in the United States legally or not," explained Weber County sheriff's Lt. Mark Lowther. Last year, the Weber County Sheriff's Office sent several deputies from its jail to be trained by federal immigration officials on how to determine immigration status. The training, paid for by the U.S. government, allows them to use federal immigration databases to help determine who is in the country legally or not. "It's just part of the regular booking process," Lowther said. The Purgatory Jail in Washington County has sent its deputies for the same training. While the idea of cross-deputization makes sense at the jail, many law enforcement agencies are reluctant to take it to the streets. Many agencies in Utah have already said they do not plan to enforce Senate Bill 81, a controversial bill passed by the Utah State Legislature that allows police officers to be cross-deputized as immigration officials. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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