[Opinion] 'I am not intimidated by him whatsoever': Sheriff pushes back after Ellison issues opinion on working with ICE

'I am not intimidated by him whatsoever': Sheriff pushes back after Ellison issues opinion on working with ICE

Share This StoryA local sheriff is pushing back after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison published a formal legal opinion which says Minnesota sheriffs do not have unilateral authority to enter into 287(g) agreements with the federal government. Under federal law, state and local law enforcement agencies are allowed to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the purposes of immigration enforcement. These partnerships occ…