Prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies and designations

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Wyoming Code › Title 9 › Chapter 25 › Section 9-25-102

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(a) No governing body of a state agency or a city, town or county, whether acting through its governing body or by an initiative, referendum or other process, shall:

(i) Enact, adopt, implement or enforce any policy that prohibits or restricts state or local officials or employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials or law enforcement officers with regard to reporting immigration status information while the state or local official or employee is acting within the scope of the official's or employee's official duties;

(ii) Declare or designate the state or city, town or county as a sanctuary state or sanctuary city, town or county.

(b) No state or local official or employee shall be prohibited or restricted from communicating or cooperating with federal officials or law enforcement officers with regard to reporting immigration status information while the official or state employee is acting within the scope of the official's or employee's official duties.

(c) No executive order shall declare or designate the state of Wyoming as a sanctuary state.

(d) Any person lawfully residing and domiciled in this state shall have a private right of action to file for a writ of mandamus to compel any noncooperating state or local official or employee to comply with this chapter.

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