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Fresno County officials criticized a 2017 state law that prevents local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials and urged for reform or even litigation against the law.
In an eight-minute video posted on Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig’s Facebook page, Sheriff John Zanoni said the California Values Act limits his agency’s ability to keep the public safe because it cannot contact U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement when it has undocumented individuals who have committed serious crimes in its custody…