Cook County commissioners could vote next week on releasing some jailed immigrants
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BY: Chip Mitchell Sep. 02, 2011

Cook County commissioners next week could take center stage in the nation’s immigration debate if they enact a proposal that would begin freeing some jail inmates wanted by federal authorities.

The measure requires the sheriff to decline Immigration and Customs Enforcement requests known as detainers “unless there is a written agreement with the federal government by which all costs incurredâ€