警长Joe Kennedy选择退出ICE计划 是因为资源限制 将Dubuque县称为"卫生管辖区" Sheriff Joe Kennedy opts out of ICE program due to resource constraints, labeling Dubuque County as a "sanctuary jurisdiction."

由于资源有限和监狱人满为患,Dubuque县警长Joe Kennedy拒绝参加ICE联邦287(g)方案,该方案允许地方执法部门履行移民义务。 Dubuque County Sheriff Joe Kennedy declined to join the federal 287(g) ICE program, which allows local law enforcement to perform immigration duties, due to limited resources and jail overcrowding. Kennedy警告说,这项决定可以将Dubuque县称为“卫生管辖区”,尽管他说他的办公室必要时会协助ICE。 Kennedy warned that this decision could label Dubuque County as a "sanctuary jurisdiction," though he stated his office would assist ICE when necessary. 这项决定得到当地社区倡导者的支持。 This decision has been supported by local community advocates.