Jail District Board of Directors defendants in 4th and 14th amendment suit

Coconino County Jail District Board of Directors are named defendants in a pending suit. Spokesman Matthew Rudig says the lawsuit calls into question the legality of the current jail policy, and asks the courts to determine whether local law enforcement is required to, or may, enforce federal immigration law through compliance with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detainers and warrants. Rudig says the question arose when the petitioner filed suit claiming the detention facility is in violation of his 4th and 14th Amendment rights by representing that he will be detained up to 48 hours under an ICE detainer and warrant after posting bond on pending state law criminal charges. The Directors have hired outside legal counsel to represent the Board in this matter. Rudig says the Board of Directors view this case as an opportunity to seek a ruling on whether 4th and 14th Amendments of the U.S Constitution supersede that part of a 2010 Arizona State Law known as SB 1070, which discusses local law enforcement’s role in U.S. immigration law.

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