US EditionACLU Sues Freeborn County over Agreement with ICE, Citing Violation of Minnesota Law
The ACLU challenges Freeborn County's March pact to detain immigrants for Immigration and Customs Enforcement beyond scheduled releases, citing Minnesota law and civil rights concerns.
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ACLU sues Freeborn County over agreement with ICE, citing violation of Minnesota law
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU) served a lawsuit Thursday against a Minnesota county over its sheriff’s agreement with federal immigration officials, arguing that it violates Minnesota law. The ACLU is suing Freeborn County in southern Minnesota on behalf of four county residents over its cooperation agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The county is one of eight in Minnesota with 287g agreements…
Efforts by Minnesota sheriffs to help ICE draws ACLU lawsuit
WASHINGTON – Rural Minnesota sheriffs who have contracted with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain prisoners say they have been frustrated by delays for mandatory federal training, as well as pushback from immigration advocates and state officials who oppose such cooperation. Eight Minnesota counties have agreements in place to support ICE in one way or another under what are officially known as 287(g) agreements. The federal age…
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