Immigration Politics - Wyoming: Bill before Legislature stirs controversy

Immigration bill before Wyoming Legislature stirs controversy: "CASPER, Wyo. - Law enforcement officials around the state say a proposed illegal immigration bill, similar to the one passed last year in Arizona, is an unfunded mandate and would be difficult to enforce.

Known as House Bill 94, the bill allows for legal Wyoming residents to challenge local and state officials in district court if it seems that those officials are not fully enforcing federal immigration laws. If an official is found to be not enforcing those laws, local or state governments could be fined anywhere from $500 to $5,000 per day that enforcement is not in effect. ...

Cheyenne Police Chief Brian Kozak said local law enforcement does not have the authority to enforce federal immigration laws. That authority falls to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"A lot of people think that the immigration laws . . . we can enforce those," said Kozak. Cheyenne police have a zero-tolerance policy for undocumented immigrants who have committed a crime, he added. If an undocumented immigrant is detained by local law enforcement, those authorities will call ICE, according to Teton County Sheriff Jim Whalen. ICE will then come to take that person into custody, Whalen said."