00:00 Now to an ongoing issue in Kern County when it comes to immigration and
00:03 detention facilities like Mesa Verde. A presentation was held during the Board
00:07 of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, where both the current county Sheriff's
00:11 Department and the A. C. L. U. Shared new data on detentions and holds made
00:16 for ice. The issue at hand allegations that K. C. S. O. Is working with ice to
00:21 hold detainees at facilities like Mesa Verde for longer than their release
00:25 dates so that ice can interview or take them into custody. Recently, however,
00:30 legislation like the Truth Act and the Values Act have passed protecting
00:34 detainees. During Tuesday's meeting, K. C. S. O. And the A. C. L. U. Presented
00:39 new data showing the Sheriff's Department is no longer working with
00:42 ice to hold detainees for longer than what's needed and that the number of
00:45 holds and interviews has drastically gone down. But still, that's not good
00:50 enough for some people.
00:51 We as a county can't, um, can stand up and say that we do not engage or want
00:58 to continue engage in any kind of communication or collaboration with ice.
01:01 It's shameful that we've allowed ice, um, to have three immigration detention
01:09 centers in our backyards. This centers have no purpose other than to generate
01:13 profit for a private corporation called Jill. Jill's annual profit is 2.4
01:19 billion.
01:21 The A. C. L. U. Said the data does show an increase in those holds and
01:26 interviews, but they want to meet with K. C. S. O. To discuss more solutions.
