Wisconsin Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to ICE Detainers

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to take up a challenge to state law enforcement’s authority to arrest individuals subject to federal immigration detainers.

The high court’s Wednesday order granted Voces de la Frontera Inc.'s request to accept original jurisdiction over the immigrant advocacy group’s lawsuit against several Wisconsin county sheriffs, which alleged state law doesn’t give local officers the authority to make the arrests.

The move comes as states and local law enforcement across the country remain divided on providing support for federal enforcement efforts, amid President Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown.

Voces de la Frontera alleged in a ...