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A jail in California will cut ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ending a contract to house immigrant detainees in its facility.

Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston announced the move on Tuesday following months of protests, according to The Associated Press.

The contract, which Livingston said generates about $3 million in revenue for Contra Costa County, permits ICE to house about 200 immigration detainees at any given time in the West County Detention Facility.

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