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An illegal immigrant is arrested for a misdemeanor. The immigrant is booked into the county jail and, if convicted, serves his or her sentence there. Immigration authorities, who have requested that the county contact them and detain that person for 24 hours before he or she is released, are not contacted. So the immigrant goes free.
An illegal immigrant is arrested for a misdemeanor. But the immigrant has previously been convicted of a serious or violent felony and served time in a state prison. Immigration authorities, who have requested that the county contact them and detain that person for 24 hours before his or her release, are not contacted unless federal authorities agree to pay the county to detain the immigrant.
An illegal immigrant is arrested for a serious felony. The immigrant is booked into the county jail and, if convicted, sent to state prison. Immigration authorities, who have requested that state prison officials alert them before the prisoner's release, are contacted by the state so the inmate can be deported.
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