ACLU to appeal immigration case against Laramie County sheriff to Wyoming Supreme Court

Faster, offline reading & native notifications. An independent, reader-funded, non-profit news organization focused on the people, places, and policy of Wyoming. The American Civil Liberties Union will appeal its immigration case against Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak to the Wyoming Supreme Court after a judge dismissed the matter last month. The timing of the appeal is still up in the air, a Wyoming ACLU spokesperson told WyoFile. Kozak said the group should instead drop the matter. “The public has already put this frivolous [lawsuit] in the past; the ACLU should do the same,” Kozak said in a text message. “We will continue our mission to impact drug, sex, and labor trafficking.” The lawsuit alleges Kozak broke the law when he partnered with U.S.

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Scoop News DeskSpecific city/county not stated, Wyoming · Published Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM UTCUpdated Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM UTC

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” Wyoming ACLU Executive Director Libby Skarin said in a statement to WyoFile. “We respectfully disagree with the court’s decision, and we intend to seek an appeal at the Wyoming Supreme Court.” While Cooley dismissed the lawsuit, she noted that the question of whether Kozak exceeded his legal authority when he entered the agreements without commissioners’ approval is still unresolved. “The commissioners are not party to this action and have not asserted any resulting injury,” Cooley’s decision states. “Although plaintiffs allege concrete harms arising from immigration enforcement, they have not alleged a particularized injury arising from the alleged infringement of the commissioners’ authority.

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