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Old Dec 11, 2012, 4:50 pm
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AirportGuy7
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Originally Posted by Ari
What do you mean "referred locally"?

If a passenger has a warrant out of Texas and he lands in Chicago, CBP doesn't hand him over to the Chicago Police Department. CBP is responsible for the extradition (if that's what Texas wants).
I guess Chicago and some other states are different but that is exactly what happens in NY...they are handed to the local jurisdiction to process as a "fugitive from justice" and then extradited. Again, this only takes place IF the issuing agency says they will extradite.
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