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   Washington’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Adams County   
   Sheriff Dale J. Wagner. Attorney General Nick Brown claimed Wagner   
   violated the law by assisting federal immigration officers. The lawsuit   
   cites the 2019 Keep Washington Working Act, which limits cooperation with   
   federal immigration enforcement.   
      
   Brown stated, “The State cannot stand by when elected officials publicly   
   boast that they are breaking state law and putting their own communities   
   at risk.”   
      
   Wagner stated, “The state’s restrictions attempt to tie the hands of law   
   enforcement, making it harder to cooperate with federal agencies that help   
   keep dangerous individuals off our streets.”   
      
   Wagner added, “Public safety should never be a political issue, yet this   
   lawsuit prioritizes ideology over the safety of our communities.”   
      
   The lawsuit has raised concerns over law enforcement practices in Adams   
   County, asserting that Wagner’s deputies unlawfully detained individuals   
   based solely on immigration status.   
      
   Attorney Joel B. Ard wrote, “Federal law is supreme over state law, and   
   Adams County cannot discriminate against the federal government and its   
   immigration enforcement efforts, nor can the County impede these efforts,   
   as the Sanctuary State Statute requires.”   
      
   Brown’s lawsuit states, “The federal government has no authority to coerce   
   or direct local law enforcement for its own purposes.”   
      
   Legal representation for Wagner has been provided by America First Legal,   
   co-founded by former Trump aide Stephen Miller. The Attorney General’s   
   office intends to settle the matter without lengthy litigation.   
      
   ICE recently arrested two suspected members of Tren de Aragua gang in   
   Spokane County, Washington. The arrests are associated with the   
   controversial deportation flights to El Salvador, raising legal questions   
   over immigration enforcement tactics.   
      
   Attorney Kyle Madsen Madsen said, “Under the Keep Washington Working Act,   
   local law enforcement is precluded from gathering immigration information   
   or sharing information with local law enforcement agencies unless there is   
   a specific nexus between the underlying criminal allegation and some sort   
   of immigration issue.”   
      
   https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/breaking-state-law-ag-sues-sheriff-over-   
   ice-cooperation/ar-AA1BVm5N   
      
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