Government
Mar. 3, 2017
County sheriffs and immigration detainers
A county board of supervisors can enact policies prohibiting most county employees from assisting in the enforcement of federal immigration laws — but there are two notable exceptions. By Steve Mayer
Every citizen is ? or should be ? familiar with the separation of powers, which divides the powers of the federal government into three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Most Californians also know that somewhat the same division of power characterizes state government: We have a governor (along with other statewide elected officials), a Legislature and a state judiciary.
On the local level, though, things are bot...
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