ACLU's lawsuit aimed at stopping a Sheriffs office from working with ICE gets dismissed From News Pushed: A Colorado district court judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against the Teller County Sheriff’s Office for working with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The progressive civil rights group filed the lawsuit last June after the Teller Country Sheriff’s Office entered into a 287(g) program with the ICE in February of 2019. The 287(g) agreement called for several of Sheriff Jason Mikesell’s deputies in the Teller County Jail to be trained as immigration agents and allows local law enforcement to help determine the citizenship status of f offenders imprisoned in the jail, according to KOAA. The ACLU’s office in Colorado argued that Sheriff Mikesell violated state law by signing the agreement. However, District Court Judge Scott Sells on Tuesday rejected the plaintiffs had no “taxpayer standing to bring this lawsuit and have not suffered an injury in fact to a legally protected interest.” Critics have argued that officials in Teller County should not use taxpayer dollars for the program, but Sheriff Mikesell explained that not a “dime” has been spent from local taxpayers on the program, which is largely funded by the ICE. Michael Stewart, one of the plaintiffs, said he was suing because of “what they’re doing with taxpayer money and how they’re treating other human beings. All humans are created equal.” “There’s no authority for a Colorado Sheriff to sign this kind of agreement with ICE,” said ACLU of Colorado Legal Director Mark Silverstein last year. “The program is paid for by ICE,” Mikesell said. “There’s not been a dime spent on this program at this time, locally.” “This court ruling allows the sheriff to continue to protect the citizens of Teller County and sustain the way of life this community wants,” Mikesell said. In May 2019, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, signed a bill that prohibited local authorities from arresting suspected illegal immigrants at ICE’s request and providing suspected illegals’ personal information to the agency. https://newspushed.com/aclus-lawsuit-aimed-at-stopping-a-sheriffs-office-from-working-with-ice-gets-dismissed/