ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County Sheriff John Grossnickle is saying the agreement his office has with Immigration and Customs Enforcement isn’t motivated by politics following the announcement of an upcoming protest against ICE’s agreements with the SCSO and Wyoming Highway Patrol.

The Sweetwater County’s 50501 group announced it will host a “Let’s De-ICE Wyoming! Immigrants Made Sweetwater County Great!” rally Saturday from 1-3 p.m. in opposition to the ICE agreements. The group says the protests aim to highlight some concerns about cooperation between the SCSO and highway patrol and the possibility of officers acting as ICE agents taking resources away from other important matters.

Grossnickle said the agreement the SCSO has with ICE is about upholding the law and isn’t politically mo

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