Bastrop, Travis and Williamson counties were thrust into the spotlight of the state and national fight over so-called sanctuary cities on Monday after a Department of Homeland Security report painted the three counties as uncooperative in releasing local inmates suspected of living in the U.S. illegally to immigration authorities.

The DHS report showed that Bastrop County declined three U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers to hold immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally during a weeklong period from Jan. 28 through Feb. 3. The report showed Travis County declined 142 and Williamson County declined four ICE detainers.

Bastrop County Sheriff Maurice Cook said the information put out by ICE was "inaccurate."

Cook said the three individuals arrested in Bastrop County were arrested on local and Travis County warrants. Following routine protocol, the inmates were checked through the National Crime Information Center and ICE showed an interest by placing a detainer on them. Cook said once the local warrants were cleared, the three individuals were released to the Travis County sheriff’s office for their warrants, along with the ICE detainers.

"According to federal sources, the records were not updated in the federal system, therefore when the individuals were released by another jurisdiction it appeared that Bastrop County did not honor the ICE detainer," Cook said. "The Bastrop County sheriff’s office did honor the detainer by forwarding it to the Travis County sheriff’s office."

The ICE report drew renewed ire from Gov. Greg Abbott, who used it as a rallying cry in an effort to pass laws that would make policies that limit cooperation with immigration authorities illegal in Texas.

"The Travis County sheriff’s decision to deny ICE detainer requests and release back into our communities criminals charged with heinous crimes — including sexual offenses against children, domestic violence and kidnapping — is dangerous and should be criminal in itself," Abbott said. "Texas will act to put an end to sanctuary policies that put the lives of our citizens at risk," Abbott said in the statement.

Travis County had by far the highest number of detention requests declined in the weeklong period, as reported by ICE, making up 69 percent of the 206 refusals marked nationally.

The report’s release comes as a federal judge on Monday acknowledged in open court that a recent ICE sweep in Travis County was retribution for Hernandez’s recently enacted sanctuary policy.

President Donald Trump mandated the report, titled "Declined Detainer Outcome Report," in a Jan. 25 executive order designed to crack down on illegal immigration. The report is the first of the weekly updates from ICE that will show which local government entities are not complying with immigration detention requests.

Travis County showed a high number of refused detention requests in part because the report examined operations during the first days of the sheriff’s office’s new policy limiting cooperation with ICE. All other counties listed in the DHS report showed fewer than 10 detention requests refused by other local authorities.

Cook said Bastrop County honors ICE detainers on inmates in county custody. He said federal officials advised his office that ICE records would be corrected to reflect Bastrop County’s compliance.

"The Bastrop County sheriff’s office is committed to supporting the Constitution of the United States and related laws in the furtherance of mutual cooperation among all law enforcement agencies who share a mutual interest in making our county a safe place to live, work, and raise our families," he said.

Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody said the four inmates cited in the report were Travis County inmates arrested in Williamson County and later transferred elsewhere.

"Williamson County has and always will honor ICE detainers," Chody said. "That has never changed and never will."