{"id":4408,"date":"2013-08-14T13:02:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T17:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=4408"},"modified":"2018-12-28T15:42:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T20:42:57","slug":"appeals-court-state-local-officials-cant-enforce-civil-immigration-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2013\/08\/14\/appeals-court-state-local-officials-cant-enforce-civil-immigration-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals Court: State & Local Officials Can\u2019t Enforce Civil Immigration Law"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Last Wednesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that \u201cabsent express direction or authorization by federal officials, state and local law enforcement officers may not detain or arrest an individual solely based on known or suspected civil violations of federal immigration law” in Santos v. Frederick County Board of Commissioners<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n The Court found that Frederick County Sheriffs violated an illegal alien\u2019s Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure when the officers detained the alien based solely on an outstanding ICE civil immigration warrant.<\/strong><\/p>\n