MD State Employee may get Arrested by Sheriff for reporting an Illegal Al*en to ICE
An illegal al*en was detained by two ICE agents on Tuesday, June 24, inside the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, Baltimore City Sheriff Sam Cogen said.
Sheriff Cogen told WJZ an unidentified employee with the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services took it upon themselves to call ICE about someone scheduled to come to their office.
The sheriff believes that it falls out of line with their department duties.
“This was sort of like a shocking incident,” Cogen said. “We never thought that we would have an employee of another state agency calling for immigration enforcement.”
Cogen said they are investigating whether criminal charges are appropriate.
“ICE Tip Form
Be as specific and as detailed as possible. You are encouraged to provide any additional identifying details such as places of birth, countries of citizenship, and any numeric identifiers in the below narrative text box. The detailed information you provide will assist investigators as they look into reported violations.”
https://www.ice.gov/webform/ice-tip-form
Cogan told 11 News he’s speaking out to send a message to Baltimore and beyond that, this action is unacceptable, possibly criminal and now under investigation.
“Any enforcement action that occurs here should go through the sheriff’s office — it didn’t,” Cogen told 11 News. “It looks like the public safety employee was way off script and sort of acting out on their own, which is why we’re looking at them and their actions to see if they’re appropriate or legal.”
“The employee involved has been placed on paid administrative leave pending (an) investigation.”
h/t Doctor Congo