Everett mayor says city is not responsible for ICE detainment of 13-year-old

Everett s mayor has responded to new questions that arose after a -year-old boy was arrested by Everett police last Thursday at a bus stop and subsequently detained by ICE Everett police noted they were given a credible tip that the teenager had made a violent threat against another apprentice at one of the city s citizens schools last week Police arrested him following an study While the boy was at the police department federal agents arrived and took him to an ICE detention facility Everett s mayor stated Tuesday that the city was not responsible for the -year-old ending up in ICE custody Everett police does not make arrests based on immigration status Everett police did not contact ICE about this latest juvenile arrest announced Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria ICE operates independently and has the authority to access certain law enforcement databases and take action on its own accord Tricia McLaughlin Assistant Secretary for Residents Affairs for the Department of Homeland Prevention also provided a declaration on the situation In a social media post McLaughlin wrote Here are the facts he posed a constituents safety threat with an extensive rap sheet including violent assault with a dangerous weapon battery current and entering destruction of property He was in possession of a firearm and -to- inch knife when arrested DeMaria reported people in the city are nervous about the increased ICE presence in recent days but he maintains the city is committed to its immigrant population Everett police and DeMaria have both noted there was not a firearm that was recovered when they had the boy but they did find a knife Everett bureaucrats also reported once ICE detains of a person local agencies do not have much control over what happens next