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Massachusetts: Sheriff Nixes $54 Million in Federal Funds in Immigration Flap

By Rafael Vela
Created Aug 20 2010 - 8:14pm

-- by Laura Crimaldi, The Boston Herald:

Suffolk Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral is walking away from nearly $54 million in federal immigration fees, saying her jail will no longer house illegal aliens due to the feds’ “staggering lack of communication and respect.”

In a blistering letter informing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the decision, a lawyer for Cabral blasted federal officials for forcing the jail to “beg and plead” for basic information.

“We have encountered a staggering lack of communication and respect from representatives of your agency,” General Counsel James M. Davin wrote in an Aug. 13 letter. “This is completely unacceptable.”

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