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DOJ attacks King County for release of Mexican citizen from jail

On Thursday, August 27, the Department of Justice charged Isidro Ocampo-Cayetano in U.S. District Court in Seattle with returning to the United States following removal, taking him into federal custody.
Seattle-Based First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd criticized King and Kitsap counties for releasing Ocampo-Cayetano despite five removals from the United States between 2007 and 2013, allowing him to allegedly commit rape.
Kitsap County Prosecutor Chad Enright and King County officials stated they followed the Keep Washington Working Act and King County Code 2.15, which prevent local agencies from enforcing federal civil immigration law without a valid legal basis.
Magistrate Judge Michelle L. Peterson ordered Ocampo-Cayetano detained pending future hearings, while the case investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carries a potential two-year prison penalty for return after removal.
Federal prosecutors obtained a judicial warrant to secure Ocampo-Cayetano into federal custody on August 26, emphasizing the Department of Justice's position that public safety requires cooperation among federal, state, and local agencies within lawful authority.

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DOJ attacks King County for release of Mexican citizen from jail

Seattle-based First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd criticized court and jail officials in King and Kitsap counties for releasing a 44-year-old Mexican citizen and not turning him over to immigration after his arrests in the two counties.

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