SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sheriff of the nation’s fifth-largest county on Tuesday defied a new policy to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, setting up a showdown over a new ...

(Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Under the new county policy, the Sheriff’s Office and other county agencies would be prohibited from assisting in the transfer of an inmate into ...

The battle over immigration enforcement in San Diego County has drawn national attention, as President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration — and his promise of mass deportations — draw closer.

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window ... with a high profile policy change made by the board following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. The policy, which the board adopted in December ...

(Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Under the new county policy, the Sheriff’s Office and other county agencies would be prohibited from assisting in the transfer of an inmate into ...

(Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Under the new county policy, the Sheriff’s Office and other county agencies would be prohibited from assisting in the transfer of an inmate into ...