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===== - The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says they do ''not'' participate in civil immigration enforcement and do not honor ICE detainers as a basis to extend detention beyond the time someone would otherwise be released under state/local law. Hennepin County<ref>{{cite web|title=Hennepin County|url=https://www.hennepin.us/residents/emergencies/county-federal-response|publisher=Hennepin County|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> =====
* They emphasize that they will cooperate with ICE only if ICE has a valid judicial warrant — meaning a warrant signed by a judge that gives legal authority to detain — but not on the basis of administrative civil immigration detainer requests alone. Hennepin County<ref>{{cite web|title=Hennepin County|url=https://www.hennepin.us/residents/emergencies/county-federal-response|publisher=Hennepin County|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>
'' In response to a federal report claiming that Hennepin County released individuals without notifying ICE, the Sheriff argued that they ''did* cooperate and notify ICE, and that those individuals were transferred into ICE custody upon release — while still stating that ICE detainers by themselves are not binding. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul<ref>{{cite web|title=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/hennepin-co-sheriff-says-ice-report-inaccurate-demands-apology|publisher=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>