Democrat Sheriff Where Illegal Immigrant Accused of Murder Vowed Not to Cooperate With ICE

The sheriff in the county where a nursing student was murdered, allegedly by an illegal immigrant, said he would refuse to cooperate with ICE detainers.

File photo showing a motorist slowing down to watch law enforcement officers at a crime scene in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 12, 2005. Davis Turner/Getty Images

The elected Democrat sheriff of the Georgia county where illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra allegedly murdered nursing student Laken Riley campaigned in 2020 on not cooperating with immigration authorities on the deportation of illegal immigrants.

John Williams, who in November 2020 was elected to Athens-Clarke County Sheriff, said in an interview with Athens Political Nerds ahead of the election that he wouldn’t cooperate with detainers issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).