Category: Immigration


Fairfax County Terminates Detention Agreement With ICE.

On January 22, 2018, Sheriff Kincaid notified Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office will no longer hold inmates past their release date unless an ICE administrative request to detain the inmate is accompanied by a criminal detainer issued by a court.  Sheriff Kincaid conveyed her decision to terminate the County-ICE Intergovernmental Service Agreement effective May 23, 2018.

Sheriff’s Offices throughout the Commonwealth are statutorily required to determine the residency status of individuals who are brought to jail.  Fingerprints, which are taken during the booking process, are transmitted to a state database that can be accessed by all local, state and national law enforcement agencies.

The press release can be found at:  https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/sheriff/sheriff-terminates-intergovernmental-service-agreement-ice