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ACLU eyes Wyoming agencies following immigration lawsuit against Laramie County Sheriff’s Office
The group says the agreements were signed without required public process and have fueled hundreds of immigration arrests.
- On Monday, Wyoming ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Malone announced the organization is expanding its 287 review to other Wyoming agencies following a lawsuit against Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak.
- Filed last month, the lawsuit accuses Kozak of violating state law by signing three 287 agreements without public process or Laramie County commissioner approval, marking the first legal challenge to these contracts in Wyoming.
- Since inking the contracts last year, Kozak organized three high-profile traffic operations leading to 118 immigration arrests, with deputies making about 300 total arrests through the Task Force agreement as of mid-May.
- The lawsuit asks the court to void the agreements, which Malone said forces officials to defend their choices publicly, though he noted the legal battle "is not going to be a quick process."
- Last week, the ACLU sent records requests to the Wyoming Highway Patrol and seven other counties with ICE agreements, as Malone said a successful ruling "would have a real deterrent effect" on other agencies.
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ACLU eyes Wyoming agencies following immigration lawsuit against Laramie County Sheriff’s Office
A church, a nonprofit, and a barbershop are suing the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office over its 287(g) agreements with ICE. This marks the first legal challenge to these contracts in Wyoming. The ACLU represents the plaintiffs and claims the sheriff…
ACLU eyes other agencies following immigration lawsuit against Laramie County Sheriff’s Office
A church, a nonprofit advocacy group and a barbershop are suing the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office and its sheriff, Brian Kozak, over its 287(g) agreements with ICE. The lawsuit, filed last month, marks the first time the controversial immigration enforcement contracts have been legally challenged in Wyoming. The first time may not be the last. Wyoming ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Malone, one of the lawyers representing plaintiffs in the …
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