ICE Chief Says ‘Judicial Overreach’ Is Threatening Public Safety

Acting ICE director Matt Albence (R) and Tarrant County, Texas, Sheriff Bill Waybourn at a media briefing at the White House in Washington, on Oct. 10, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—Speaking from the White House press room podium, acting ICE Director Matt Albence lambasted a judge’s ruling that blocks Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using database information to issue detainers.

A detainer is a request to a local jail to hold an inmate for up to 48 hours longer in order for ICE to take custody. ICE issues detainers based on probable cause to believe that an individual is a removable alien, Albence said.