{"id":78446,"date":"2026-09-05T18:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=78446"},"modified":"2026-09-05T18:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:07:31","slug":"polk-sheriffs-office-answers-lawmaker-on-seizure-of-two-women-for-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/09\/05\/polk-sheriffs-office-answers-lawmaker-on-seizure-of-two-women-for-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk Sheriff&#8217;s Office answers lawmaker on seizure of two women for ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"575155\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #575155;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"525\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-2.webp?fit=932%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78448 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-2.webp 932w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-2-767x432.webp 767w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The response from the <strong>Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office (PCSO)<\/strong> regarding the detention of Grace Calero Cabanilla and her daughter, Giulianna Carriel, centers on standard operating procedures during traffic incident investigations and compliance with federal immigration requests.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Details of the Response &amp; Incident<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Routine Database Checks:<\/strong> Sheriff Grady Judd stated that following a vehicle crash in Polk County, deputies routine-check all involved individuals through state and federal databases, regardless of citizenship status.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Federal ICE Detainers:<\/strong> The background check indicated both women had overstayed expired visas. PCSO emphasized that federal immigration authorities (ICE) requested the detainers, and local deputies acted pursuant to that federal request rather than initiating state criminal charges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clarification on Warrants vs. Holds:<\/strong> The Sheriff&#8217;s Office clarified that while Sheriff Judd initially referenced &#8220;warrants&#8221; and &#8220;holds&#8221; interchangeably during comments, there were no active federal criminal arrest warrants or judicial removal orders; rather, deputies served an <strong>ICE administrative detention hold<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No Internal Misconduct:<\/strong> PCSO confirmed no state charges were filed, the women had no prior criminal or gang history, and no deputies are under internal investigation regarding the hospital detention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheriff Judd defended the actions of his deputies, stating that everyone involved in traffic collisions is run through identical databases and that PCSO fulfills federal detainer requests as a routine policy.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The response from the Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office (PCSO) regarding the detention of Grace Calero Cabanilla and her daughter, Giulianna Carriel, centers on standard operating procedures during traffic incident investigations&hellip; 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