{KXLG, Sioux Falls, SD} The ACLU of South Dakota is calling on Sioux Falls city leaders to take action regarding Operation Prairie Thunder — the multi-agency law enforcement initiative launched this summer by Governor Larry Rhoden to reduce crime and support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in deportation operations.
The ACLU has started a petition asking the Sioux Falls City Council to require greater oversight and transparency of the program, which combines anti-crime patrols with cooperative enforcement among the Highway Patrol, Department of Corrections, and National Guard.
The group’s proposal seeks quarterly public reports from the Sioux Falls Commission on Human Rights on racial profiling complaints and community meetings to review the operation’s local impact…