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The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit challenging the authority of county jails to hold immigrant detainees for federal authorities.

The ACLU of Wisconsin argues that holding individuals for ICE after they should be released constitutes an illegal "new arrest" under state law.

Five Wisconsin sheriffs are named in the lawsuit, which seeks to block them from honoring ICE detainer requests.

The sheriffs contend the practice has occurred for decades and that the complex legal issues should be handled through the standard litigation process.

MADISON – Wisconsin's highest court has agreed to take up a lawsuit seeking to block county jails from holding immigrant detainees at federal authorities' request.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin filed th

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