Javier Salazar is the Sheriff of Bexar County, Texas, which includes San Antonio. He took office on January 1, 2017, as the county's 34th sheriff, after 23 years with the San Antonio Police Department. He earned an associate degree in criminal justice at the Alamo Colleges District and a bachelor's degree at Wayland Baptist University. His San Antonio police assignments included internal affairs and leadership of the department's Integrity Unit.
We have documented 1 statement by Javier Salazar, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said in a statement that he had received assurances that federal authorities are not targeting polling sites, and that they should not. He also said sheriff's deputies are in charge of security at polling sites.
“I’ve gotten some assurances that federal authorities are not, in fact, targeting polling sites, as they should not”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Bexar County sheriff says ICE is not patrolling San Antonio polling sitesBody of the article, in the paragraphs after the account of the arrest, where Salazar's video statement is quoted
Why we used this label
The reference point is the use of ICE and other armed federal agents at or near polling places. Salazar said he had received assurances that federal authorities are not targeting polling sites, and added that they should not. The Express-News reported that he said federal immigration agents are not patrolling polling sites in the county. He was relaying assurances rather than speaking for a federal agency, and he did not criticize any federal action. We labeled it Denied because he tells voters the targeting is not happening.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says ICE would go to polling places only for a threat or a warrant, and DHS says ICE is not planning operations targeting them but arrests could follow a threat. Three lawsuits allege that position violates federal law.
