Overview

• Louisville will honor ICE requests for 48-hour detainer holds, replacing its prior practice of giving only 5-12 hours’ notice before inmate releases.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi issued the strong written warning that led to the policy reversal and Louisville’s exit from the federal sanctuary city list.
• The city became the first major jurisdiction to comply fully with the administration’s detainer demands and avoid litigation under the Supremacy Clause.
• Mayor Craig Greenberg estimated that fewer than 100 inmates annually will be affected by the restored detainer practice out of tens of thousands of immigrant residents.
• Officials cited the potential loss of hundreds of millions in federal grants for food assistance, rental support and medical care as a key motivation for the change.