Washington State filed suit Monday against a rural county, alleging the county and its sheriffs collaborated with federal immigration enforcement efforts in violation of state law.
Officials in Adams County, southwest of Spokane, have held people in custody based solely on immigration status, have “gone out of their way” to help federal officials conduct interviews, and have “proactively and routinely” shared information including birth dates and home addresses with federal immigration agents, according to the suit filed in Spokane County Superior Court.
Washington State passed a law in 2019 prohibiting local law enforcement from helping federal officials enforce federal immigration ...
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