US EditionIowa attorney general to end lawsuit against a sheriff over his immigration post
WINNESHIEK COUNTY, IOWA, JUL 18 – Attorney General Brenna Bird dismissed the lawsuit after Sheriff Marx agreed to comply with Iowa's sanctuary counties law and honor immigration detainers supported by court orders.
- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird dismissed her lawsuit against Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx over his social media post vowing not to honor unconstitutional immigration detainer requests.
- Marx said he met with Bird and explained he did not intend to discourage immigration enforcement, and that his department will continue to comply with Iowa law and cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
- Bird had sued Marx in March over his Facebook post stating his department would not always detain individuals at the request of federal immigration authorities without a warrant or court order.
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Attorney General dropping immigration lawsuit against Winneshiek County Sheriff - Radio Iowa
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says she will dismiss the lawsuit she filed in March against Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx over Iowa’s sanctuary county law. Governor Kim Reynolds filed an official complaint with the Iowa Attorney General’s office on February 4th after Sheriff Marx posted on Facebook that he’d discourage law enforcement from cooperating […]
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Iowa attorney general to end lawsuit against a sheriff over his immigration post
Iowa’s attorney general says she will drop her lawsuit accusing Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx of discouraging cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Iowa attorney general dismisses lawsuit against Winneshiek County sheriff
The Iowa attorney general has dismissed a lawsuit against a county sheriff who previously claimed his department would "interfere" with federal agents detaining people without warrants.
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