The lawsuit provides insight into the competing worlds of state and federal law enforcement. PSP and other state law enforcement agencies are not responsible for enforcement of federal immigration law.
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HARRISBURG The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has settled a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), alleging the agency ethnically profiled ten Latino drivers and passengers, who were stopped, questioned about their immigration status, and detained for prolonged periods until federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrived.
Pennsylvania State Police settled a federal lawsuit alleging troopers routinely and improperly tried to enforce federal immigration law by pulling over Hispanic motorists on the basis of how they looked
Pennsylvania State Police have settled a lawsuit that claimed troopers improperly enforce federal immigration law. The settlement paid $850,000 to 10 plaintiffs and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. It also requires the state police to change its policies, prohibiting troopers from prolonging traffic stops and ending the practice of investigating motorists' immigration statuses while checking their driver's licenses.