Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced a lawsuit against Adams County alleging the sheriff’s office is illegally working with federal officials on immigration enforcement.
According to the lawsuit filed in Spokane Superior Court, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office is holding people in custody based on immigration status, helping federal officials with questioning, and giving confidential information to federal officials.
AG Brown says these practices violate the state’s Keep Washington Working Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from assisting federal officials in enforcing federal immigration law.