“That's not our role on this issue,” Waldera said. “My stance is that immigration is a federal issue, and the federal government would have to address those issues.”
Waldera is describing a well-understood precedent: The federal government can ask local law enforcement for help on immigration, but it's up to them to decide how much to cooperate.
That long-standing separation of duties is now being challenged and reshaped. With the Trump administration ramping up U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and Republican state lawmakers pushing for more collaboration, sheriffs could play a key role in how immigration is enforced on the local level.
Read and see much more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/special-reports/2025/03/13/wisconsin-sheriffs-share-views-on-immigration-ice-cooperation/81939624007/
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