In a Facebook post Tuesday, Sheriff Dan Marx of Winnesiek County, Iowa, refused to comply with immigrants and customs enforcement (ICE) detainees.
Ice detainees, According to For agents, they are asking local law enforcement to keep illegal foreigners for up to 48 hours and notify the ice as soon as possible before they release them.
Marx claims he doesn’t trust the way the Ice Agents do their business and if he deems them unconstitutional, he would block, interfere and disrupt their actions. I said.
“If their actions or documents are not within the scope of constitutional parameters (a warrant and a “detainee” reviewed, very different from warrants, and unconstitutional “from ICE or three other letters from federal agencies.” (If it’s a request) and then we will make every effort to block, interfere and disrupt their actions from moving forward,” Marx wrote in a Facebook post.
Marx pointed out that this was his long-standing policy, and said he has earned nicknames like “Sanite Sheriff” and “Constitutional Sheriff.”
He also said that his department would only work with ice and other federal agencies if his department had been reviewed by a judge previously. (Related: Democratic lawmaker Dan Goldman accused of helping Chinese illegals avoid ice)
“If the Fed’s actions and documents are within constitutional parameters (such as an appropriate and valid judicial warrant/court order), they will either assist them as needed or their actions are professional and most intrusive as possible. “It is required to be implemented in a way that is like this,” writes Marx.
Ice Enforcement and Removal Operation (ERO) arrests detective fugitives as part of an operational cross-check. The photo is courtesy of ice.
Marx’s comments urged Iowa Republican governor Kim Reynolds to write a letter reminding him of his obligation to support Iowa’s law.
“Look at Iowa Code Chapter 27A regarding immigration law enforcement,” Reynolds wrote to Marx in a letter she posted to Facebook.
“Specifically, Iowa law will not pose any other lawsuits in which sheriffs adopt or enforce policies or prohibit or block the sheriff from enforcing immigration laws.”
Reynolds called the letter to Iowa Attorney General Brenna Byrd an official complaint. Byrd announced that she has begun an investigation into Winneseyk County, According to To kcrg.
Daily callers contacted ICE and the Winneshiek Sheriff’s Office for comments, but did not respond by the time of publication.
