In his recent opinion piece, Sheriff Robert Doyle sought to assure constituents that his office will neither initiate contact with anyone solely for immigration purposes nor target undocumented crime victims or witnesses. He emphasized that his policy “specifically forbids participation” in Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, a claim many community members read with misplaced relief.
The protocols Doyle described afford immigrants the basic rights required by two state laws, the 2013 Trust Act and the…