Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/category/criminal-justice/page/2/)
The U.S. Department of Justice is pushing back on cities it views as soft on immigration enforcement, challenging Louisville this week to prove its new local law doesn’t amount to “sanctuary” policies.
Miles was the focus of a Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting story that found Miles’ prosecution had tested the credibility of a criminal justice system when the defendant has connections in high places and the accuser has a far lower profile.
A 2015 KyCIR investigation featured Trent’s death and revealed myriad problems in jails across the state, including preventable inmate deaths, inadequate or nonexistent health care and oversight failures at all levels of government.
People in Louisville will no longer be questioned about their immigration status by city employees, including police. And police will only assist federal agencies in enforcing immigration laws with a warrant signed by a judge or when there is a risk for danger or violence, according to an ordinance approved Thursday by the Louisville Metro Council.
An ordinance barring Louisville police officers and employees from enforcing federal immigration laws cleared a first hurdle Wednesday and will soon be up for a vote by the Metro Council.
Eric Conn’s employee, Curtis Lee Wyatt, allegedly checked security measures at the U.S.-Mexico border, bought and registered a getaway car, and helped coordinate Conn’s escape.
Louisville Metro police officers and city employees would be barred from enforcing federal civil immigration laws under a proposed city ordinance set to be introduced Thursday night.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky called Wednesday for an end to private probation arrangements in the commonwealth in light of a new report that found widespread discrepancies in the state’s probation system.
KyCIR’s reporting on LMPD’s cooperation with federal immigration agents prompts new police guidelines.
Immigrant rights activists in Louisville are ramping up their push for “sanctuary city” policies in the wake of a report that Louisville Metro Police officers have repeatedly assisted federal immigration agents on service calls.