| By Big Radio News Staff |
Rock County’s Sheriff’s Office appears to be cooperating with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement on the detention of at least one immigrant.
Federal ICE officials placed a Rock County Jail inmate on a 48-hour detainer as he was ready to finish out a 20-day, court-ordered house arrest for second offense operating while intoxicated.
A Rock County Sheriff’s Office report says at about 11 a.m. Tuesday, the sheriff’s office sent deputies to 33-year-old Lorenzo Barrios’ home on Keeler Avenue in Beloit
Barrios was scheduled to be released from custody after serving his time on the local charges, but the sheriff’s office instead took him to the jail at ICE’s request.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement website, ICE issues detainers against people who have been convicted of burglaries and robberies, kidnapping, homicide, sexual assault, weapons offenses, drug trafficking, and human trafficking.
None of those offenses seem line up with the drunken driving offense Barrios was convicted of.
Big Radio has reached out to Sheriff Curtis Fell for comment.
