Virginia’s attorney general has an opinion about immigration enforcement in the commonwealth -- that police have the authority to ask people about their immigration status when they are arrested or stopped in connection with a criminal offense.
The ACLU has its own opinion: Ignore Ken Cuccinelli's opinion.
The Virginia ACLU is urging the state’s police chiefs to ignore the advisory opinion on enforcement of immigration laws Cuccinelli issued last week.
The ACLU sent a letter to police chiefs and sheriffs saying Cuccinelli’s opinion is not based on any Virginia law.
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“I write to urge you to instruct your officers not to engage in such inquiries,” wrote Rebecca K. Glenberg, legal director.
The attorney general’s office has not offered a comment on the ACLU letter.
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