Overview

• ICE agents entered Elmwood Correctional Facility’s lobby in plain clothes last week to detain an individual immediately after his county release.
• The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it neither provided advance notice of inmate release dates nor assisted federal agents in making arrests.
• County officials said at least four individuals have been seized by ICE agents upon release since early June, including detentions outside San Jose’s Hall of Justice courthouse.
• Federal officers used publicly accessible inmate locator and court records to identify and apprehend released individuals in county facilities.
• Sheriff Bob Jonsen’s office published the information to provide transparency, correct misinformation and address community distress.