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Eighth Circuit Rules Jail's Unwritten Policy to Report Non-White Immigrant Detainees to ICE is Unlawful

From [HERE] Anoka County, Minn. had an unwritten policy under which foreign-born persons booked in the county jail would be detained until the county heard back from ICE on whether ICE wanted to take custody. Eighth Circuit(link is external): This is literally the "classic example of national-origin discrimination" and an exceptionally dumb policy, not least because it'd apply to foreign-born icons Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, both long time American citizens. At the same time, the policy is also an exceptionally good example of policies that violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

The case is Myriam Parada v. Anoka County(link is external), No. 21-3082 (8th Cir. Nov. 30, 2022).