Candidate forum question card: sheriff and district attorney
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Candidate forum question card: sheriff and district attorney
For sheriff candidates
- When the law allows a release date notice to ICE, will your office give it? Why?
- Will you transfer people to ICE custody when the law allows?
- How will you make sure every deputy follows the TRUTH Act consent form and notice rules?
- Will you publish yearly data on ICE access to the jail?
- Which federal task forces do you join, and how do you keep them out of immigration enforcement?
- How fast will you sign U and T visa certifications?
- How will you serve people who don't speak English?
For district attorney candidates
- What is your written policy on immigration consequences in plea deals (Penal Code 1016.3)?
- When will you offer immigration neutral pleas or diversion?
- How will you respond to motions to reopen old convictions over immigration advice?
- How fast will you sign U and T visa certifications?
- Will you prosecute notario and consultant fraud?
- How will you keep victims and witnesses unafraid to come to court?
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From Sheriff and DA Candidate Questions. Facts checked October 21, 2026. Free information, not legal or medical advice.