The Harvey County Sheriff’s Office has been seeking to reaffirm its stance that it is not a "sanctuary county." Sanctuary jurisdictions are counties or other jurisdictions that have chosen not to cooperate or share information with law enforcement agencies prosecuting undocumented immigrants for federal immigration laws.
Several websites have falsely listed Harvey County as a sanctuary county for several years while providing no verifiable evidence to support the determination.
“We’re not a sanctuary county. Period,” said Harvey County Sheriff Chad Gay, who has been the sheriff since 2017. “We have long-standing working relationships with federal, state and local partners, and we intend to continue to work alongside and support those agencies in their work for years to come.”
The Sheriff’s Office has made its position on the matter clear on multiple occasions in the past. However, Harvey County continues to be marked as a sanctuary county despite attempts to correct those reports.