Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit asking its leading law enforcement agency to vow to “do everything possible to stop, interfere and interrupt” Deportation operation Based on the Ice Detention Center, he called it unconstitutional.
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Bird, a Republican, believes the sheriff’s “long-term” stance of the detainee-based immigration enforcement action “hinders cooperation with federal immigration authorities’ violations of Iowa laws.”
Detainees are formal requests from ICE to others law enforcement The authorities hold individuals, and the agency has good reason to believe that they are an illegal foreigner who poses a threat to the well-being and security of the community.
By refusing to respect detainees, law enforcement agencies put their communities at risk by allowing potentially dangerous non-incorporated persons to return to the streets, ICE officials said.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit asking his leading law enforcement agencies to vow to “do everything they can to stop, interfere and disturb” the detention-based deportation operations, which he calls unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall | Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office | John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Nevertheless, Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx promised not to work with Ice detainees in a February 4 Facebook post, asserting that the detainees were “unconstitutional requests only from ICE”.
In the now-deleted post, Marx encouraged people to contact his office when they encountered “any federal agent” and said that he and his staff “always willing to assist in verifying the certificate, and the legitimacy of any paperwork federal agents must make sure your rights have not been abused.”
“If the Fed’s actions and paperwork are within the constitutional parameters (such as appropriate valid judicial orders/court orders), we will help if needed or required to ensure that their actions are professional, minimally.”
He continued: “If their actions or paperwork are not within the constitutional parameters, then we will do everything we can to stop, intervene and interrupt their actions and thus move forward.”
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The sheriff’s claim that actions not within the scope of constitutional parameters include what he calls “non-judicial review” “he claims “this is just an unconstitutional request for arrest or possession of someone by ICE or three other letters by federal agencies.”
“The only reason for issuing detainees is that federal agencies do not have enough information or take time to obtain valid judicial decrees,” Marx claimed.
“In short, they are not sure they are detaining the right person and need more time to figure this out, those detainees violated our Fourth Amendment protections to prevent unauthorized searches, seizures and arrests and our Sixth Amendment,” he said.
Marx said in a long post that his “long-term position of not knowing the detainees” and his involvement in immigration enforcement will be based on “constitutional standards… not opinions, politics or emotions.”
Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds filed a formal complaint with the attorney general, violating a state law requiring law enforcement to work with federal immigration authorities. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
In response, the Iowa State Government Kim ReynoldsRepublicans filed a formal complaint with the attorney general, violating the sheriff’s violation of state law and requiring law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. This sparked an investigation, and Bird found that despite his disobeying rhetoric, Marx’s office has complied with “every ice detention request” since 2018.
The Attorney General gave Marx a deadline last week to amend his statements to comply with state law. When he refused to make the correction, Bird launched a lawsuit to remove all state funds to Winnisk County until the sheriff agreed to comply with state laws regarding state laws in cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Byrd believes that Marx’s position “violated Chapter 27A of the Iowa Law Code,” she said “are filled with legal and factual errors in enforcing immigration laws.”
The lawsuit was filed in the Polk County District Court, citing Section 27a.4 of the Iowa Law Code, which states that the county “cannot obtain any state funding” if a local entity intentionally violates this chapter.
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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit asking his leading law enforcement agencies to vow to “do everything they can to stop, interfere and disturb” the detention-based deportation operations, which he calls unconstitutional. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
Commenting on her suit, Bird said: “Under Iowa law, shelters are illegal.”
“Sir Marx had the opportunity to withdraw his statements, comply with the law and respect the Ice Detention Center, but he refused — even to pay the price of his hometown,” she said. “He had no choice but to bring the case to the court to enforce our law and ensure cooperation with the federal immigration authorities.”
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Representatives of the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office declined a request for comment from Fox News Digital, saying the sheriff and the office “cannot provide any comment at this time due to pending litigation.”
Winnishiek County auditor Benjamin D. Steines will not disclose how much money the county will lose, citing the same lawsuit.
“Iowa is not a shelter for illegal immigrants. Bird told Fox News that anyone who threatens to “stop, interfere and disturb” immigration enforcement will be held accountable.
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She noted that her office “gives the sheriff the opportunity to resolve his state legal violations and work with immigration enforcement, but he refused – knowing that it would cost his family community.
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“One Biden-Harris border invasion over the years has caused serious damage, and even in Iowa, we are still a long way from the border,” she continued. “Thankfully, President Trump has gone to great lengths to secure the border, combat drug trafficking and reduce crime. With the Attorney General of Iowa, I will continue to fight to ensure our state works with federal immigration authorities to ensure our communities are safe.”
