MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts a case challenging the practice of detaining people in local jails at the request of ICE.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin filed a petition in September on behalf of immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera. It argued that the issue was of statewide concern and should be allowed to bypass lower courts.
The Supreme Court’s four liberal justices agreed to take up the case directly. The suit specifies the Walworth, Kenosha, Brown, Marathon and Sauk county sheriffs as defendants.
According to ACLU those counties carry out the highest number of ICE detainers. The suit argues those detainers require a separate warrant and a judge’s signature.
Voces has 30 days to file a brief before the defendants file a response. A date for oral arguments has not been set.