A Northern California sheriff said he is ready to break state law by contacting federal immigration authorities if his deputies arrest illegal immigrants for violent crimes. Doing so would put Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman on “shaky legal ground” by being at odds with the state’s 2017 sanctuary law that prohibits police from participating in

Redman is one of several law enforcement officials across the state who are frustrated by a rule, known as Senate Bill 54 or the California Values Act, which limits their ability to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That includes largely preventing police chiefs and sheriffs from helping ICE officials arrest people.

A California Sheriff has expressed a willingness to work with ICE officers if certain undocumented immigrants are released from his county jail.

Amador County Sheriff Gery Redman plans to defy California's sanctuary law by contacting immigration services at the time of a person's arrest.