Sonoma County, ACLU Settle Immigration Case: Sonoma County sheriff to limit involvement in immigration cases

California Watch reports that an agreement (Download Sonoma County Settlememt) announced yesterday by the American Civil Liberties Union limits the involvement of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office in enforcing federal immigration laws. In a lawsuit filed in 2008, the ACLU argued the sheriff’s office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement went beyond their authority to detain Latino immigrants, many of whom had not been arrested on criminal charges.

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